Introduction to the application of radiation and radiation protection instrumentation. Lecture and laboratory topics include personnel monitoring, radiation detection systems, gamma-ray spectroscopy, determination of environmental radiation, counting statistics, gamma and neutron shielding, and air sampling. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: For engineering majors, Mechanical Engineering 318M or 218 with a grade of at least C-, Physics 303L and 103N or Physics 316 and 116L with a grade of at least C- in each; for others, upper-division standing and written consent of instructor.