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