Medical Physics and Biomedical Instrumentation, At least 120 cr

Biomedical Sciences and Engineering combines engineering with life sciences

Aging society and, increasing interest on well-being, require new solutions for more personalized and precise healthcare. Development ranges from novel imaging to reliable and remote monitoring of patients, as well as wellness devices, to support prevention and rehabilitation.

The specialization Medical Physics and Biomedical Instrumentation focuses on the core area of the present-day health technology industry developing medical devices and also the core knowledge needed by professionals working as medical physicists at hospitals. It covers the areas of well-being and medical solutions from consumer health products such as heart rate monitors and other wearable sensors to clinical applications such as anesthesia monitors, imaging and treatment delivery systems. The specialization provides expertise in the design of complex biomedical instrumentation and understanding the physics behind various medical imaging modalities. This specialization has two paths: Biomedical Instrumentation, focusing more on design and the development of instrumentation, and Medical Physics, focusing on the theoretical physics background needed by medical physicists.

· Students are able to apply engineering expertise to the design of devices, systems, models, or methods for health technology solutions.

· Students are aware how to design medical devices so that they would meet the desired functional, safety, and regulatory requirements for the commercialization of medical devices or systems.

· Students are able to design and carry out a research plan to test hypotheses, to analyze and interpret the results in the context of the research, and to report the results according to scientific principles especially taking into consideration the traditions, requirements, and ethics related to engineering and life sciences.

· Students are able to work as members of multidisciplinary teams and to apply advanced methodologies at the interface between engineering and health sciences.

· Students choosing the medical physics profile obtain knowledge on the radiation physics, radiation oncology physics, and medical imaging methods, which provides possibility to the post-graduate studies towards medical physicist specialization.