Overview

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About the programme

The Medical Physics programme from KU Leuven is a joint programme offered by UCLouvain and KU Leuven. The two-year programme prepares you to work as a radiation physicist in a hospital environment, in the medical industry, government organizations or in a research institution. A further one-year postgraduate programme provides access to the certificate of ‘expert in medical radiation physics’.

You learn about the relevant nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry aspects for a medical physicist. You also become familiar with the structure and functioning of the human body, as well as with the biological effects and health risks and safety issues related with ionising radiation. You further get acquainted with basic techniques and specialised methods in radiotherapy, radiology or nuclear medicine.

During the internship in one of the recognised hospitals, you have the opportunity to specialise in one of these fields, and to train with state-of-the-art equipment.

Career perspectives

Your career opportunities include:

Hospital physicist. The acces to the profession is given by FANC (Federal Agency of Nuclear Control) after one year of internship (only partially included in this master);
Physics control expert in an industry or in a government agency;
Research in Medical Physics;

Industry: Instrumentation development, construction and control of medical equipment.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nuclear Physics

Computational and Numerical Methods in Medical Physics

Ionizing Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation

Scientific Seminars in Radiobiology

Radiation Epidemiology and Pathology

Basic Concepts of Cell Biology

Human Anatomy and Histology

Human System Physiology

Audience

Ideally, you should possess the following attributes:

You have solid bases in Physics and Mathematics.
You are considering a career in Medical Physics, either in a hospital, in a government agency, in the industry or in a research institute.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-18 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

For the most recent – and only official – information on application deadlines and start dates, please check our webpage. The application deadlines will be published in October.

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Physics Medicine View 15 other Masters in Physics in Belgium

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

For the most recent – and only official – information on the admission requirements, please check our webpage.

Tuition Fee

For the most recent – and only official – information on tuition fees, please check our webpage. The tuition fees for 2025-2026 will be published in December.

Living costs for Leuven

810 - 1280 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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