Medical Physics Graduate Education and Training Program
for
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Country: Finland 1999
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| Graduate Program(s) Name: Medical Physics |
| Graduate Degree(s) Awarded: Phil. Lic.
or Ph.D. |
| Department, University, and Address of Program(s):
Dept. of Physics, University of Helsinki, POB 9, FIN-00014 University of
Helsinki, Finland |
Brief Description of Academic Program(s),
Clinical Training, and Duration: 1) The scientific program consists
of lectures on doismetry, and treatment planning, signal processing and
imaging techniques (MRI, PET, SPECT, US) and modeling of biological and
physiological systems (2-3 courses are lectured yearly, overall number
of courses related to the medical physics is more than 10).
2) Four-year clinical practice in the institutes with the notified
educational status.
3) Examination in Radiaton Protection (Radiation safety officer), and
4) Examination in degree of Hospital Physicist organized by the qualification
board of hospital physicists. |
| Number of students and faculty for Program(s):
12 registered Ph.D. students, Faculty of Science |
| Accreditation: The education program
has been approved by the national qualification board of hospital physicists. |
| Language(s) of Instruction: Mainly in
Finnish, notes are also available in English |
| Admission Requirements for Citizen of the
Country: MSc exam in physics |
| Additional Admission Requirements for Foreign
Nationals: None |
| Tuition fees (per semester, per year):
None |
| Availability of Scholarship/Fellowship and
Pertinent Requirements: Very limited |
Program Director:
Chief Hospital Physicist, Sauli Savolainen, Ph.D. |
Address:
POB 380
FIN-00029
HUCH, Finland |
Telephone: 358-9-471-72595
Fax: 358-9-471-74404
E-Mail: sauli.savolainen@huch.fi
Web Address: |
Signature of Program Director: Juhani Keinonen, Prof.
(Head of the Dept. of Physics)
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Date of Submission: 9/6/99
Submit to: fullerton@uthscsa.edu |
