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This course examines the safety requirements for non-ionizing radiation and how to address safe use of non-ionizing radiation producing devices. This includes tanning beds, ultra-violet light curing of materials, lasers used in entertainment, medicine and industry, and radiofrequency sources such as WiFi networks, cell phones and industrial heat sealers.
The class is designed for students who have little or no experience in evaluating these hazards, and will provide background on how these devices work, the associated biological effects and the basics of protection of workers and the public.
As non-ionizing radiation sources become more prevalent, especially laser and radiofrequency based devices, it is critical that we understand how they work, what the biological hazards are, and how to use them safely.
Class presentations will be streamed over the web and can be viewed live or at any time after the presentation by students using Windows Media Player.
Upon the completion of the course, students will be able to:
Courses which relate directly to this one:
This course is also available as a noncredit option. See the EDLL 2006 course page if you want the content, but don’t need the college credits.
CHEM 107 (Fundamentals of Chemistry) or CHEM 113 (General Chemistry II); MATH 118 (College Algebra in Context II) or MATH 127 (Precalculus (GT-MA1)); PH 122 (General Physics II (GT-SC1)) or PH 142 (Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (GT-SC1))
This course is also available as a noncredit option. See EDLL 2006.
Section 801
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Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.
The following text materials are available online:
ANSI/IEEE publication C95.1, IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz.
ANSI publication Z136.1, Safe Use of Lasers (excerpts are available in the course)
9704910563 | thomas.e.johnson@colostate.edu
Dr. Johnson's research in the laser research lab is focused on safety and laser injury recovery and the acute effects of ionizing radiation. Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. in health physics from the School of Health Sciences at Purdue University.
Learn more at: http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/erhs/faculty/johnson/t_johnson.htm