Medical Physics

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Program Overview

Semester 01:

  • Radiation-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Radiation Detection and Measurement Chains
  • Fundamentals of Image Processing
  • Probability, Statistics, and Stochastic Processes
  • Living Systems Architecture
  • Physicochemical Properties of Biological Media
  • Computer Science and Networks 1
  • Bibliographic Research Project
  • Nuclear Regulations
  • English

Semester 02:

  • Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
  • Dosimetry in Medical Physics
  • Advanced Methods in Medical Image Processing
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Science and Networks 2
  • Radiation Protection in Hospitals
  • Status of the Medical Physicist

Semester 03:

  • Therapeutic Uses and Metrology of Ionizing Radiation
  • Molecular Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound, and Echography
  • X-Ray Radiology
  • Numerical Modeling of Ionizing Radiation
  • Treatment Planning System (TPS) in Radiotherapy
  • Innovative Methods in Medical Physics

Semester 04:

  • Internship in a research laboratory or company, culminating in a thesis and defense.


Teaching Language : French and English

Curriculum Highlights

Core Courses

  • Radiation-matter interactions and applications
  • Detection and radiation measurement chains
  • Fundamentals of image processing
  • Probability, statistics, and stochastic processes
  • Biological architecture
  • Physico-chemical properties of biological media
  • Dosimetry in Medical Physics
  • Applied mathematics
  • Computer science and networks 2
  • Radiation protection in hospital settings
  • X-ray Radiology


Advanced Topics

  • Biological effects of ionizing radiation
  • Advanced methods in medical image processing
  • Therapeutic uses and metrology of ionizing radiation
  • Molecular imaging
  • Magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasound and echography
  • Numerical modeling of ionizing radiation
  • Radiotherapy treatment planning system (TPS)


Admissions Information

The current application of Articles 171 and 1023 of Decrees:

  1. Skills and knowledge acquisition are assessed every six months through continuous assessment and a final exam.
  2. Progress from the first to the second year is automatic if the student has completed the first two semesters of the training program.
  3. The student's assessment focuses on, depending on the training program: lectures, practical work, tutorials, and practical internships.


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