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Overview
Radiation is all around us - without it we wouldn’t exist. Yet the word has become synonymous with danger, death and disaster.
X-ray radiation, for example, is a scientific and medical discovery that has improved or prolonged billions of lives. Most of us have had an X-ray at some point in our life, at the Dentist, in a hospital or clinic. Yet few people really understand what X-rays are or where they come from.
In this Life, Health and Radiation offered by Coursera in partnership with The University of Sydney, we will travel along the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation from unimaginably long to infinitesimally small wavelengths. At each significant point along the way we will stop and consider:
What is the wavelength and frequency of this radiation?
- Is it ionising or not?
- Who discovered it and how?
- What are the uses of this radiation and
- What are the risks associated with it?
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Atomic interactions
- Longwave radiation
- Light as radiation
- Ionising radiation
- Radiation in health
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Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 4 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Public Health Health Administration Health Sciences View 142 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Funding
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