Basic Radiobiology

About this programme

In this course you will study the radiobiological effects on living tissues and the factors affecting the relationship between the dose of radiation and the biological effect in order to have a fundamental understanding of these processes. The radiation effects at the cellular level resulting in damages of the DNA molecule in the cell nucleus and the cellular repair mechanisms will also be studied as well as the theories for cell survival after irradiation and dose-response curves. You will also study the stochastic, deterministic and the hereditary (genetic) effects of radiation and the biostatistics models to describe them and analyse radiobiological data. The course includes classroom lectures, computer exercises, calculation exercises and a study visit to a radiobiological laboratory. This is an advanced course given during the daytime. The course is included in the Master`s Programme in Medical Physics. I can also be taken as an independent course. The education consists of lectures and tutorials, calculation exercises and computer exercises as well as practical demonstrations. Active participation of the students in the education is achieved through active learning exercises and oral presentation of project assignments. Eric Hall and Amato Giaccia: Radiobiology for the Radiologist, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Sixth Ed 2006, Chapters 1-13 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.