MScMedical Physics
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Type | Graduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc (Master of Health Sciences) |
| Course code | 6213GX001 |
| Tuition fee | €5,157 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), 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
Top reasons to study at KTU:
1. Study programme is implemented together with the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, and is harmonised with Medical Physics study programmes of other European and world’s universities by www.iomp.org.
2. 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).
3. Significant part of studies is performed working together with the interdisciplinary teams of radiotherapists/radiologists in hospitals and medical care centres.
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
The amount of medical physics in the health care institutions is determined according to the number of patients and present equipment. Based on the international standards (IAEA, IOMP), according to the data of 2015, there is a lack of medical physics in the region.
Graduates work in all Lithuanian oncological centres and hospitals, Radiation Protection Centre and have established their private companies.
“Medical physics are needed in all medical institutions that use ionizing radiation; however, they are particularly necessary in the radiation therapy departments of clinical hospitals”. – Klaipėda University Hospital, Chief Physician prof. hab. dr. Vinsas Janušonis.
“Only when I started working, I realised that everything we had learned during studies, without any exceptions, including not the most favourite subjects, was useful in everyday practice searching for the best ways to use the acquired knowledge in providing professional assistance to the patients with oncological diseases”. – LSMU Hospital Kauno Klinikos, Medical Physic Evelina Jaselskė.
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