The Experimental Radiobiology and Radioprotection Course brings together topics about Radiobiology and Radioprotection.
The translational characteristic of the course makes it interesting to basic researchers, medical residents, medical oncologists, biomedical engineers, physicists, nurses and medical imaging and radiotherapy technologists. The course will cover basic concepts of Radiobiology, Radioprotection and Dosimetry as well as recent developments in Radiation Biology, Cancer Biology & Treatment and dosimetry.
Sessions are planned to cover the following topics:
- Radiation Risk Communication - Cell Damage and Repair - Radiation Risk Protection
- Radioprotection in Hybrid imaging
- Cell Damage and Repair
- Radioprotection in Clinical facilities
- Microdosimetry
- Lessons learned from Epineal and Indiana accidents
Registration Fees
Prices (3 days)
15€ (ATARP and SPMN members)
15€ - Juniors (students, medical students, residents)
25€ - Others
Price per day – 10€
Course attendance is limited to 50 participants
Travel Directions
Address:
Polo III - Health Sciences Campus- Azinhaga Santa Comba, Celas- 3000-548 Coimbra
Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.219412 ou 40º 13' 10'' N Longitude: -8.417008 ou 8º 25' 1'' W
TO REACH IBILI - COIMBRA, PORTUGAL
By air
Portugal has two main airports: Lisbon Airport and Oporto Airport. Lisbon Airport is 200 km away from Coimbra while Oporto Airport is 130 km away.
Transfer from Lisbon Airport to Coimbra
By car
If renting a car at the airport, you can drive to Coimbra by taking the highway A1 direction North (200Km – 2 hours). You must leave the highway at the exit “Coimbra Sul”. Leaving the highway, you will cross the river until you find the sign “Hospitais”. Follow this sign and you will reach
IBILI right by the Coimbra University Hospital (HUC).
By train
Take a taxi to the train station “ORIENTE” and there you may take Long Distance trains (expected price 258). In order to know the timetables, you may consult the website: www.cp.pt, and then you must choose “Timetables” – “Alfa Pendular and Intercidades” - “Lisboa/Porto-Braga-Guimarães”. You will see then the timetable of departure at “LISBOA-ORIENTE” and the timetable of arrival at “COIMBRA-B”. At COIMBRA-B train station, you may take a taxi to AIBILI
(expected price 58).
Transfer from Oporto Airport to Coimbra
By car
If renting a car at Oporto airport, you can drive to Coimbra by taking the highway A1 direction South, Lisbon (120Km – 1 hour). You must leave the highway at the exit “Coimbra Norte”. At IC2, you must leave at the exit on your right “Coimbra” and at the roundabout, you must always follow the sign “Hospitais”. You will then reach AIBILI right by the Coimbra University Hospital (HUC).
By train
Take a taxi to the train station “CAMPANHÔ and there you may take Long Distance trains (expected price 168). In order to know the timetables, you may consult the website: www.cp.pt, and then you must choose “Timetables” – “Alfa Pendular and Intercidades” - “Lisboa/Porto- Braga-Guimarães”. You will see then the timetable of departure at “PORTO CAMPANHA” and the timetable of arrival at “COIMBRA-B”. At COIMBRA-B train station, you may take a taxi to IBILI (expected price 58).
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