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Medical Physics: Internship 2 (B-KUL-G0Z71A)

6 ECTSEnglish80 First termCannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
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POC Medical Physics

Aims

The aim of this advanced stage (4 weeks in one of the three services of radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiotherapy) is for the students to acquire thorough knowledge and competencies on the clinical activities and work of a medical physicist in a hospital.

General learning outcomes of this internship are:

  • The student possesses the skills to explore in a more active way the clinical field of radiology, nuclear medicine, or radiotherapy, and becomes acquainted with the new insights, results and methods.
  • The student can situate the role of the medical physics expert in a hospital setting, and reflect on the specific aspects of the 3 sub-specialties: medical physics in radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
  • The main objective will be to observe and involve, where possible, with the work of the medical physics expert.
  • Is able to reflect critical on his own professional thinking.

Specific learning outcomes are:

  • Is able to function independently in a larger team and as a paramedic in a hospital environment
  • Has gained additional insight into clinical medical physics questions

 

Previous knowledge

The student is familiar with the basics of medical radiation physics. This includes the theoretical basis on the technology and techniques employed in the radiotherapy, nuclear medicine and radiology services, and on elements of radiation protection.

Order of Enrolment

Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.


STRICT( G0C97B ) AND STRICT( G0Z62A ) AND STRICT( G0Z64A ) AND STRICT( G0Z63A ) AND SIMULTANEOUS( H03H5A )

The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
G0C97B : Radiation Protection
G0Z62A : Technology and Techniques in Radiology
G0Z64A : Technology and Techniques in Nuclear Medicine
G0Z63A : Technology, Dosimetry and Treatment Planning in Radiotherapy
H03H5A : Medical Imaging and Analysis

Is included in these courses of study

Activities

6 ects. Medical Physics: Internship 2 (B-KUL-G0Z71a)

6 ECTSEnglishFormat: Internship80 First term
Baete Kristof |  Bosmans Hilde |  Depuydt Tom |  Hesse Michel |  Sterpin Edmond |  Vanneste Francoise  | LessMore
POC Medical Physics

Content

The student will spend the full period of this internship, i.e. 4 weeks in total, in one of the three hospital services of nuclear physics, i.e. radiology, nuclear medicine, or radiotherapy. During this time the student will learn, by observing, participating to meetings, interacting with the rest of the personnel, and by performing supervised tasks of a medical physicist.

 

Specific contents for each of the three hospital services where this internship can be performed are:

  • Radiology:
    • Active participation in the medical physics team and observation of the medical physics work in clinical routine.
    • Observation of quality assurance procedures of typical x-ray devices, and possibly also CT and interventional radiology.
    • Taking part in patient dose monitoring surveys.
    • Investigation of a test procedure for an image quality optimization task.
  • Nuclear Medicine:
    • Active participation in the medical physics team and observation of the medical physics work in clinical routine.
    • Observation of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures, including the planning, preparation and administration of radionuclides, data acquisition, as well as data processing.
    • Assist with periodic quality control measures, where applicable.
  • Radiotherapy:
    • Active participation in the medical physics team and observation of the radiotherapy clinical workflow from patient setup, pre-treatment imaging, treatment planning, patient specific quality assurance, image-guidance and treatment delivery.
    • Training in treatment planning of conformal radiotherapy, IMRT/VMAT and brachytherapy.
    • Taking part in daily and periodic quality assurance of the different radiotherapy treatment modalities: conformal radiotherapy, VMAT/IMRT with photon beams, electron beam therapy, brachytherapy, proton therapy.

 

Course material

- Internal hospital procedures

- International guidelines

Evaluation

Evaluation: Medical Physics: Internship 2 (B-KUL-G2Z71a)

Type : Partial or continuous assessment with (final) exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Report, Participation during contact hours

Explanation

The grading scale of this course unit is pass/fail.

Continuous assessment in clinical routine. At the end of this internship period, the student writes a report according to the guidelines for the internship of the FANC/AFNC. This will become an essential part of the full internship report if the student wants to obtain later the certificate of “expert in medical physics”.

Information about retaking exams

No 2nd examination opportunity.