Radiation Detectors and Measuring Methods

About this programme

In this course you learn about the physical principles behind—and the properties of—detectors used in medical applications. You will carefully study gas-, scintillation- and semiconducter-based detectors as well as detectors for neutrons. The primary output from such detectors is generally quite weak and an important aspect of this course is the introduction to various methods to detect feeble pulses of charges. You will perform practical quantitative measurements of the activity of radioactive substances. You will extend your prior knowledge on statistical treatment of experimental data and on estimates of systematic errors. In medical applications, it is obviously of great concern to be able to correctly estimate the experimental uncertainties and in this course, the principles for determining uncertainties, precision and accuracy are emphasized. This course is given during daytime. The course is part of the Medical Physicist Programme, but it can also be taken as an independent course. The teaching consists of lectures, group education, exercises and practical labs. The theoretical part of the course is assessed through a written exam, while the laboratory exercises are assessed through written reports. Claus Grupen, Boris A. Shwartz, "Particle detectors", Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2008 To follow your passion. To be close to international career opportunities. To explore city and countryside. In Stockholm you can really get the best of both worlds. Here we explain all the different steps you need to go through when applying to a course or programm