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Course objective & Qualification profile

Study objective

Working as a medical physicist requires the acquisition of general and specialised knowledge and skills:

  •  general knowledge of the medical, mathematical, physical and technical principles that allow the performance of medical physics tasks in all relevant clinical areas,
  •  comprehensive knowledge of medical radiation protection, specialised knowledge of the management and quality assurance of large medical devices,
  •  specialised knowledge of medical physics in radiotherapy, nuclear medicine and X-ray diagnostics.

Qualification profile

Graduates should be able to

  • apply the principles and methods of physics and technology in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases,
  • carry out development and research in these areas,
  •  understand and observe the limitations that occur in a hospital environment when applying physical and technical methods,
  • understand the importance of safe working practices and the basics of safety regulations and apply them in clinical work,
  • adopt a critical open-mindedness towards technological trends and developments in medicine