Radiation Health Effects and Protection Exercise

Academic unit or major

Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering

Instructor(s)

Yoshihisa Matsumoto

Class Format

Exercise/Experiment

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive (学外)

Class

-

Course Code

NCL.B501

Number of credits

011

Course offered

2020

Offered quarter

4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Learn the effects of radiation on human health, radiation measurement and risk communication through lectures, experiments and exercises.

Course description and aims

Understand the mechanisms of the radiation health effects and its relationship with radiation dose. Based on this knowledge, acquire an ability to communicate with public on low dose radiation risk.

Keywords

Radiation health effects, Risk communication

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lectures, experiments and exercises take place in Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology for 10 days (For FY2019, March 9 to 20, 2020) with students from other universities and institutes. Note this class will be provided in Japanese.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

Handed in the first class (Japanese)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Text in Japanese.

Evaluation methods and criteria

This class will be provided in Japanese entirely.

Related courses

• NCL.B401 ： Radiation Biology and Medicine
• NCL.U605 ： Risk Communication I
• NCL.U606 ： Risk Communication II

Prerequisites

Learning "Radiation Biology and Medicine (NCL.B401) in advance is preferable but not mandatory.