MScMedical Physics
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Type | Master's degree, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc (Master of Health Sciences) |
| Course code | 6213GX001 |
| Tuition fee | €5,266 per year *KTU offers partial tuition fee waivers for the candidates with outstanding results |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time Payable within 2 weeks from the application submission by transferring it to the KTU bank account. Non-refundable. Bank details will be provided during application. |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) • a university Bachelor’s degree(min. length – 180 ECTS) in Medical technology, Engineering sciences (Bioengineering), Technology sciences (Materials technologies, Biotechnologies), Physical Sciences (Physics, Chemistry), Life Sciences (Biophysics, Biochemistry) study field, with a good average grade (min. CGPA>60%), The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian / Russian. The documents must be legalised (Apostille)by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the documents were issued. This requirement does not apply for the documents issued in the EU and Belarus, Ukraine. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. The accepted student must bring all notary verified documents which were submitted during the application as well as their originals upon arrival or send before: International Studies Office You will also need Police Clearance Certificate (non-criminal record) from all countries you have lived before arriving to Lithuania for more than 6 months. We recommend to take Police Clearance Certificate not earlier than 1 month before departure. |
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| Language requirements | English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), PTE, or another equivalent standardised admission test. If your previous studies have been fully in English and it is marked on your degree certificate or transcript, or noted in a confirmation from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in English language, additional English test may not be required. If an applicant does not have any official test, online examination may be organised by KTU. |
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Overview
Can the application of physics concepts, theories and methods save lives? It certainly can.
The teaching curriculum of KTU MSc in Medical Physics focuses on the use of ionising radiation for treatment and diagnosis of oncological diseases, and protection of individuals and environment from unreasonable radiation.
This study programme is implemented together with the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, is adjusted to the medical physics study programmes around the globe and recognised by the International Organisation of Medical Physicists.
KTU MSc in Medical Physics is one of the few programmes of this kind delivered in English in Europe (except for the UK universities).
• State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment available for KTU students’ research
• Hands-on experience while working together with professionals in hospitals and medical care centres
• EC directive 2013/59/EURATOM regulated curriculum
Values
Combination of physics and medical sciences:
- Study programme is implemented together with the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, is harmonized with Medical Physics study programmes of other European and world’s universities by the International Organization of Medical physicists (www.iomp.org.) and is one of few programme given in English in Europe (except UK)
Well-equipped facilities with latest software tools:
- Well-equipped dosimetry laboratory and possibility to work and perform investigations with Linear accelerators, X-ray, CT, MRI, PET and other imaging facilities, gamma cameras (SPECT) at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences hospital Kaunas clinics.
Acquired knowledge is applied in practice:
- Significant part of studies is performed working together with the interdisciplinary teams of radiotherapists/radiologists in hospitals and medical care centres.
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Programme structure
Patient dose planning
Radiobiology
Radiotherapy physics
Dosimetry
Applied radionuclide physics
Optimisation of patients’ doses in radio diagnostics
Diagnostic radiology physics
Visualisation methods in medicine
Radiation detectors and registration methods
Development of quality assurance programmes and their implementation in radiology sector
Interaction of radiation with matter
Radiation detectors and registration methods
Diagnostic radiology physics
Development and implementation of radiation protection measures in the institution
Radiation protection and safety
Radiation detectors and registration methods
Diagnostic radiology physics
Applied radionuclide physics
Radiotherapy physics
Career opportunities
Student’s competences:
- Application and improvement of radiation technologies and methods in medicine and industry.
- Planning of patients’ dosages in radiation therapy and provision of recommendations regarding dosimetry.
- Knowledge and application of radiation protection strategy, protective factors and measures.
Student’s skills:
- Able to apply known physical methods and concepts in medical practice and develop new ones, provide recommendations to the patients regarding dosimetry.
- Able to work individually with radiation equipment and technologies guaranteeing the quality of radiation medical services and implementing optimisation measures for radiation protection.
- Able to work in team while developing and implementing management strategies for patients’ expose based on research-practical activities, and take personal responsibility.
You may become:
- Medical physicist-expert;
- Radiation protection expert;
- Manager of medical diagnostics company.
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