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ERHS 400 - Radiation Safety

  • 3 credits
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Radiation physics, dosimetry, radiation measurement, emergencies and waste management. Essentials of radiation safety.
Offered as an online course only.

Prerequisite

CHEM 108 or CHEM 112 or CHEM 121; PH 122 or PH 142.

Textbooks and Materials

Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information. Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.

Instructors

Thomas Johnson

thomas.e.johnson@colostate.edu

Thomas Johnson began his career at Colorado State University in 2005 after spending 8 years as a faculty member at Uniformed Services University. He served for 14 years as a reservist in the United States Air Force in addition to his regular teaching and research activities, and prior to that was an Engineering Laboratory Technician on a submarine in the US Navy. His current research focuses on environmental radioactivity and protecting humans, animals and the environment from the deleterious effects of radiation while allowing productive use of radioactivity. Along with his colleagues and graduate students, Dr. Johnson has published more than 50 peer reviewed papers, several textbooks, and hundreds of presentations and posters on environmental radioactivity and other health physics topics. He has taught and/or given lectures at Fukushima University, University of Tsukuba and Hirosaki University.

Learn more at: https://vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/erhs/directory/member/?id=thomas-johnson-3990