ESMPE Past Editions
| Edition | Period | Title | Domain | Duration (Hours) | Scientific Chair | Chair of the school | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
2013 July Prague |
Clinical Medical Device Management: Specification, Acceptance testing, Commissioning, QC and Advanced applications in Whole-body PET/CT |
Nuclear Medicine | 19 | M. Brambilla | C. Caruana | Flyer |
| 2nd |
2014 July Prague |
Advanced Kinetic Modeling and Parametric Methods, Advanced SPECT and PET Applications in Cardiology, Neurology and Oncology |
Nuclear Medicine | 19 | M. Brambilla | C. Caruana | Flyer |
| 3rd | 2015 January Prague |
Digital Mammography and Quality Controls |
Diagnostic Radiology | 18 | G. Gennaro | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 4th |
2015 July Prague |
Radiopharmaceutical dosimetry |
Nuclear Medicine | 17 | M. Bardies | M. Brambilla | Flyer |
| 5th |
2016 January Prague |
Computed Tomography Imaging: Dosimetry, Optimization and Advanced Clinical applications. |
Diagnostic Radiology | 20 | A. Torresin | M. Brambilla | Flyer |
| 6th |
2016 July Prague |
Practical aspects of Radiation Dosimetry in Targeted Radionuclide Medicine Therapy |
Nuclear Medicine | 18 | M. Bardies | M. Brambilla | Flyer |
| 7th |
2017 January Prague |
Imaging in Radiotherapy |
Radiotherapy | 19 | G. Loi | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 8th |
2017 July Prague |
Magnetic resonance Imaging: Advanced clinical applications Safety aspects Quality controls |
Diagnostic Radiology | 18 | D. Lurie | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 9th |
2018 January Prague |
Computed Tomography. Technology, Dosimetry, Optimization. Jointly organised by EFOMP and COCIR |
Diagnostic Radiology |
17 | M. Kortesniemi | M. Brambilla | Flyer |
| 10th |
2018 August Copenhagen |
Statistics in Medical Physics |
Data Management and Research |
8 |
M. Brambilla |
M. Brambilla | Flyer |
| 11th |
2018 August Copenhagen |
IMRT and VMAT Planning in Practice |
Radiotherapy |
8 | G. Loi | M. Brambilla | Flyer |
| 12th |
2018 August Copenhagen |
Fundamendals of Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry |
Nuclear Medicine |
8 | M. Bardies | M. Brambilla | Flyer |
| 13th |
2019 January Prague |
Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry, Practical approach |
Nuclear Medicine |
16 |
M. Bardies |
A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 14th |
2019 July Prague |
State of the Art and new Trends of Angiographic Equipment: Image quality, Patient and Staff dosimetry. Jointly organised by EFOMP and COCIR | Interventional Radiology | 17 | A. Trianni | A. Torresin | |
| 15th |
2019 October Warsaw |
Treatment Planning Systems. Jointly organised by EFOMP and COCIR |
Radiotherapy |
16 | B. McClean | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 16th |
2020 January Prague |
Innovation in technology in Nuclear Medicine. Jointly organised by EFOMP, ESMIT and COCIR |
Nuclear Medicine |
17.5 | A. Lammertsma, S. Vandenberghe | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 17th |
2020 December On-line |
Particle Therapy: State of the art and future developments |
Radiotherapy |
8 | Y. Prezado, J. D. A. Armendariz | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 18th |
2021 May On-line |
MRI in Radiation Therapy Planning |
Radiotherapy |
8 | D. Lurie, B. McClean | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 19th |
2021 June On-line |
Artificial Intelligence |
Medical Applications |
6 | M. Kortesniemi, A. Trianni | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 20th |
2021 June On-line |
Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry |
Nuclear Medicine |
6 | M. Bardiès, J. Ptáček | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 21th |
2021 June On-line |
Patient Specific QA in RT • When/How/Analysis |
Radiotherapy |
6 | B. McClean, E. Koutsouveli | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 22th |
2021 October On-line |
Hybrid Approaches in Radiation Therapy |
Radiotherapy |
10 | C. Bert, J. Perez-Calatayud | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 23th |
2021 November On-line |
Individual Dosimetry |
Medical Applications |
6 | P. Gilligan, F. Vanhavere | A. Torresin | Flyer |
| 24th |
2022 February Prague |
Radiation Shielding |
Medical Installations |
17.5 | P. Gilligan, M. Brambilla | B. McClean | Flyer |
| 25th |
2022 August Dublin |
Adaptive Radiotherapy: Pros and Cons of in-room and out-ofroom Imaging |
Radiotherapy |
6 | E. Koutsouveli, B. McClean | B. McClean | Flyer |
| 26th |
2022 August Dublin |
EFOMP Digital Breast tomosynthesis Quality Control Protocol |
Diagnostic Radiology |
6 | R. van Engen, I. Sechopoulos | B. McClean | Flyer |
| 27th |
2022 August Dublin |
EFOMP PET/CT and PET/MR Quality Control Protocol |
Nuclear Medicine |
6 | R. Matheoud, J. Ptacek | B. McClean | Flyer |
| 28th |
2022 August Athens |
Statistics in Medical Physics |
Data Management and Research |
15 | M. Brambilla | B. McClean | Flyer |
History of the EFOMP School
EFOMP and the European Scientific Institute (ESI) have been responsible for running the European School of Medical Physics (ESMP) at Archamps, France since 1997. It was aimed at physics graduates in the early stage of their career in medical physics or those considering such a career. The school’s programme consisted of 6 weeks of lectures and practicals covering the main areas of medical physics from Medical Imaging through to Radiotherapy.
One of the characteristics of the school was that it allowed a small group of 30 or so students to work and study together for a week or longer and a major factor in its success has been Yves Lemoigne, the Director of the School. However it was felt that it was time to look at the future of the school. The educational process for training medical physicists was developing, largely due to the efforts of EFOMP.
There was strong support for continuing with the concept of the school, while it was recognised that it was important to get some form of official recognition for the training that students had received. There was also a need to direct some effort towards short courses at the MPE level, as EFOMP has pioneered with the School for Medical Physics Experts (ESMPE) in Prague in July 2013.
Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the EFOMP School board run the 2020-2021 editions in fully remote format. In 2022, EFOMP School board have decided the two and a half day courses to be in a hybrid format. Participants will be on-site where possible, but the school will also be live-streamed so participants can join live online if they cannot travel to the venue.