PRACTICAL SPECIAL PAPER: CANCER AND RADIATION BIOLOGY I

Paper Code: 
ZOL 324 A
Credits: 
8
Contact Hours: 
240.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Knowledge and use of various instruments.
  2. To find out various chromosomal aberrations and physical half life of given isotope
  3. To understand histopathology of various types of cancers.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

ZOL 324 (A)

 

 

Cancer And Radiation Biology I

(Practical)

Students will be able to

CO70: Use of various instruments like Geiger muller counter, Scintillation counter etc

CO71: Understand various chromosomal aberrations in bone marrow of mice

CO72: Identify histopathological changes involved in various types of cancers.

Approach in teaching:

Practical, Reading assignments, Demonstration

 

Learning activities for the students:

Practical  knowledge, Effective questions, Seminar presentation

 

Class test

Semester end examinations

Viva voce

 

 

  • Study and quantitation of chromosomal aberrations in bone marrow ofmice.
  • Study of micronuclei in bone marrow ofmice
  • Knowledge & use of various instruments , Geiger muller counter,Scintillation counter, Single channel Gammaspectrometer
  • Finding out the physical half life of a givenisotope
  • Single isotopemethod
  • From a mixture of twoisotopes
  • Study of histopathological slides of various types of cancers.
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