1. Physics preliminaries --;2. Radioactivity --;3. Nuclear energetics --;4. Interaction of heavy charged particles with matter --;5. Interactions of photons and electrons in matter --;6. Interactions of neutrons with matter --;7. Basics of radiation dosimetry --;8. Radiation sources --;9. Nuclear radiation detectors --;10. Measurement techniques --;11. Nuclear techniques : a few applications.