The Master's Degree in Medical Physics (MFM) responds to the academic training needs required to enter the field of Medical Physics as qualified professionals. The objectives of the MFM study program are to provide students with a comprehensive and integrated vision of the scientific, technological, technical, socio-economic, ethical, legal, regulatory and legislative topics associated with Medical Physics and also Radiological Protection and Safety, responding in this area to legal requirements and European recommendations.
The main career path is that of Medical Physicist, after specialized clinical training in a hospital environment, which is part of the qualification framework for the Medical Physics profession.
Medical Physicists will be prepared to work in Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology in Hospitals or Clinics.
They can perform specialized scientific and technical functions in sectors - Industry, Environment, Services, Research and Regulation - where ionizing and non-ionizing radiation is used (all workplaces that use radiation must, in accordance with international recommendations, have a specialist in radiological protection such as the graduates of this master's degree).
Master's graduates in Medical Physics have the ideal training to carry out research in the areas of Medical Imaging, Radiotherapy, Dosimetry, Radiological Protection and related areas.
Course Coordinator
Maria Isabel Silva Ferreira Lopes | isabel@lipc.fis.uc.pt
Testimonials
What led me to choose the Master's in Medical Physics at the University of Coimbra was the high qualification of the teaching staff in areas related to the course, which constantly proves that I made the right decision.
On the other hand, and as the curious person that I am, the multidisciplinary nature of Medical Physics, the availability of the teaching staff towards us and their commitment to keeping us abreast of the scientific vanguard, make me increasingly enthusiastic about the area I have chosen.