ESMPE European School for Medical Physics Experts – Prague January 2017Imaging in Radiotherapy

Publication Date: Jan 29th, 2017 12:18, Category: ESMPE Announcements

January 26 – January 28, 2017
Prague, Czech Republic

The EFOMP in collaboration with the Czech Association of Medical Physicists and the Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation of Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague has successfully organised the ESMPE RT 2017 «Imaging in Radiotherapy», 26-28 January in Prague.

The school aimed at advanced tasks connected with Imaging in Radiotherapy. The school covered the main physics aspects of the different imaging technologies used to support target volume definition, patient positioning and response to treatment assessment, during radiotherapy. The two-and-half day event was accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) and was intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are at the level of a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) in Radiotherapy or working towards becoming an MPE.

There were 46 participants originated from 18 European countries, Jordania, Indonesia and Japan. 9 high skilled lecturers from Europe gave totally 18 hours of oral presentations.