Understanding Radiation

Understanding Radiation & Nuclear Processes

We step into the world of Modern Physics from Classical Physics.

This means that we include the physics of the very small; at the nano-scale and smaller, as well as the very fast; in the order of the speed of light.

Understanding Radiation and the Nuclear Processes are crucially important in Medical Imaging.

Voice software has been used to create accompanying audio for some sections of the work (different voices and modulations are being tested).

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It only takes about 2 minutes!

This module includes

1.   The Atom

2.   Periodic Table

 3.   Radioactive Decay: alpha, beta, gamma

 4.   Nucleon Bonding 

 5.   Nuclear Fission & Fusion

 6.   Nuclear Reactions & Conservation Laws

 7.   Radioactive Decay Law

 8.   Particles, Antiparticles & Annihilation

 9.   Pair Production

 10   Internal Conversion

 11.   Electron Capture

 12.  Radiation Interactions with Matter: Compton Effect, Photoelectric Effect

       (+ Pair Production)

 13.  Decay Schemes

 14. Radiation Units compendium

Let's begin!

Starter Task

1. Review the following:

     first two curated video resources and first slide set

2. Explore:

     the nuclear simulations

End of Task.