Education

What can you find on this webpage?

Our (future) students can find the official study programme and other useful info here.

You can find information about admission requirements, further studies and more practical info such as ECTS sheets, or a weekly timetable of the current academic year.

Are you a future student?

Be sure to first take a look at the page about the Master of Medical Physics.

There you can find more info on:

- What’s the programme about?

- Starting profile

- Admission and application

- Future possibilities

- Why KU Leuven

- Contact

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Objectives

KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT
1.  has the required knowledge to start the internship necessary to obtain the certificate of “expert in medical radiation physics” according to the guidelines of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control, or to perform other functions related to medical radiation physics (in industry, government institutions, scientific research, applications, ...).
2.  has a profound knowledge of the aspects of medical and biomedical sciences relevant to professional action within the context of medical radiation physics.
3.  has a thorough theoretical and practical knowledge of and insight in the fundamental aspects of radiation physics and of the legal aspects relevant to medical radiation physics.
4.  has a profound knowledge of the techniques and mathematical methods (including ICT) related to the three specializations within medical radiation physics, and has in depth knowledge of his/her own specialisation.
5.  Has acquired the skills to get familiar with the most recent developments in a research domain of medical physics.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT
6.  has the skills and insight to take the following steps in his own (both fundamental and clinical) scientific research, to solve advanced problems from medical radiation physics, embedded in a research group:
a.  define a research topic, formulate a research question and adjust it during the research
b.  to consider and plan an appropriate experimental and / or theoretical solution procedure
c.  carry out and implement a risk analysis of the experiments to be carried out
d.  carry out a scientific study independently and accurately, with attention to originality and creativity
e.  process and evaluate/interpret the data found (statistically) with a critical-scientific attitude
f.  and all this taking in account the appropriate ethical rules of conduct within the discipline.
7.  possesses the skills to make people in his/her environment (both laymen and colleagues) aware of the importance of radiation protection and quality control.
8.  can identify and apply the imaging and treatment techniques specific to medical physicists in the hosptal environment
9.  has insight into clinical questions.
DEVELOPING AN OPINION
10.  can look up professional literature, also in foreign languages, assess its validity, and use it for research and development purposes.
11.  can independently process, critically interpret and comment on the results of both his / her own research and literature research in the light of a specific research question.
12.  has a good knowledge of the ethical aspects of research in medical radiation physics and is able to act accordingly. Can participate in a social debate.
13.  can identify the essence of a situation and draw up a working model for this. Can design experimental and / or theoretical procedures to study contemporary research problems in medical radiation physics and to improve existing solutions.
14.  is able to take decisions about radiation protection independently and with a sense of responsibility.
15.  has insight into the detection of technical errors in equipment and/or procedures in medical radiation physics and can estimate the consequences thereof.
LEARNING SKILLS
16.  is able to explore new domains in the field through independent study and get acquainted with new insights, results and methods.
17.  is able to conduct research and tackle scientific problems, paying attention to originality and creativity.
18.  has (acquired) an attitude of lifelong learning.
COMMUNICATION
19.  has acquired the necessary attitudes and skills to participate as a team player in a multidisciplinary professional environment.
20.  is able to report, communicate and present the results of his/her own research in Dutch and English and both in writing and orally to national and/or international colleagues and to a wider audience, taking in account the ethical rules.
21.  can take a reasoned position and defend this orally to peers and experts and communicate this in writing to the general public.

Educational quality of the study programme

Here you can find an overview of the results of the COBRA internal quality assurance method.

Educational quality at study programme level

Blueprint
Blauwdruk_MA_Medical Physics.pdf

Educational quality at university level

• Consult the documents on educational quality available at university level.

More information?

• More information on the educational quality at KU Leuven
• More information on the available documents