Welcome to the home-page of the Radiation Biophysics Bootcamp,
to be held in Charlotte 4-7 Aug 2008.
All assignments, class notes, and other relevant materials will
be available from IIT's Blackboard site, so check it frequently for updates.
Note that this course is derived from the IIT Radiation Biophysics
course taught in summer 2007.
| Date | Segment | Subject | Chapter | Activity |
| 4 Aug | morning | Course Summary; Radiation | 1,3,2 | Discussion: ethics |
| 4 Aug | afternoon |
Radioactivity; Interaction with Matter |
2,3,4 | HP Game, Session I |
| 5 Aug | morning |
Energy Transfer; Radiation Chemistry |
5 | TBA |
| 5 Aug | afternoon |
Cell Survival; The Survival Curve |
6, 7, 8 | HP Game, Session II |
| 6 Aug | morning |
Modification of the Radiation Response; Radiation Biology of Tumor Cells; Radiation Biology of Normal Cells |
9,10 | Discussion: Linear Non-threshold Model |
| 6 Aug | afternoon |
Nonstochastic Effects; Radiation Carcinogenesis | 11,12 | Discussion: Hormesis |
| 7 Aug | morning |
Genetic Effects of Radiation; Effects of High-LET Radiation |
13,14 | Course Wrapup |