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A medical physicist in Japan is a medical professional who contributes to medical care by ensuring that medical care involving radiation is properly performed. In radiotherapy, medical physicists optimize treatment plans and conduct quality control and verification of the actual medical application working with physicians, clinical radiological technologists and radiotherapy quality control specialists. Medical physicists also confirm the accuracy of the position and the amount of radiation doses administered to the patient body, ensuring that they are within the clinically required range, and that the treatment is performed as prescribed by the physicians. They also engage in medical physics research and development related to radiotherapy. For matters related to diagnosis and nuclear medicine, they work with physicians to ensure the maintenance of a clear balance between effectiveness and safety of diagnoses and conduct quality control and verification of the diagnostic apparatus and images, working with the clinical radiological technologists. They also engage in medical physics research related to diagnostic radiology.

1,427 medical physicists (as of December 1,2022) and 79 therapeutic medical physicists (as of April 1,2022) have been certified in Japan by the Japanese Board for Medical Physicist Qualification. They are actively working in various fields including education, research, clinical settings and industry.

Medical Physics Educational Program – Model Curriculum Charts

The Medical Physics Education Program is a graduate course accredited by the Japanese Board for Medical Physicist Qualification.

• List of subjects in the Medical Physics Educational Program

Model Curriculum Chart 1

Model curriculum chart 2, model curriculum chart 3.

• 1) To take the examination for medical physicist, please refer to the guidance provided in the Constitution of the Medical Physicist Qualification System of the Japanese Board for Medical Physicist Qualification .
• 2) In Model Curriculum Charts 1 & 3, it is assumed that students have satisfied the required performance evaluation credits acquired through clinical training and the presentations at academic meetings at the end of the 2nd year of the Doctoral Program; it is possible for those who have passed the medical physicist examination to become certified as medical physicists during participation in the program.

Medical device development program

It is an educational curriculum for acquiring advanced engineering knowledge with the aim of fostering human resources who are responsible for research and development on radiation diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. We offer the basic subjects related to biomedical engineering such as the characteristics and functions of the human body necessary for medical device development and research. Applied subjects related to device design of medical devices, medical images, medical information are also offered to students. Students who have completed this program will be given "Certificate of completion of medical device development program".

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A medical physicist is an occupation of contributing to appropriate radiation therapy practice from the perspective of medical physics specialists. According to current social situations, there is a growing demand to develop qualified medical professionals at the graduate level based on a team medical care. Especially in the field of cancer radiotherapy, there is a need for promotion of researchers in medical physics capable of taking major parts in innovation of new treatment techniques and clinical trials collaborated with other medical fields. Hiroshima University pursues to develop cutting-edge technologies on high-accuracy therapies; stereotactic body radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy and brachytherapy.

Under these social conditions, Hiroshima University established the Medical Physics Course (Master’s Course), Medical and Dental Sciences Major, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences in April 2012, offering education curriculum required to become qualified medical physicists. The course has been the only certified medical physics course approved in Chugoku and Shikoku regions, that fulfills the established guidelines and standards for education curriculum specified by Japanese Board for Medical Physicist Qualification. Those who have successfully completed the course are newly accredited as medical physicists and can receive privileges of the board membership.

The Program of Medical Physicist aims to cultivate not only highly specialized professionals who can play active roles in medical physics, but internationally active personnel in medical physics through exchanges of human resources and collaborative research activities with universities, medical institutions, and private companies inside and outside Japan as educators and researchers engaged in the advancement of medical physics.

Personnel Development

The program aims to cultivate the following personnel:

• Medical professionals and technologists including medical physicists as highly skilled experts in medical physics who can cope with advancements in enhanced and diversified medicine, dentistry and health sciences at hospitals or health facilities
• Educators and researchers who can contribute to promote medical physics fields at various educational institutions
• Those who can take international leaderships in medical physics

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The program aims to nurture the followings:

• Medical professionals / educators who possess enriched knowledge on medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences and health sciences, extensive competencies such as knowledge, techniques and attitudes required of medical physicists, and problem-solving abilities in different medical teams
• Personnel who possess research skills required to advance to doctoral programs

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Medical physics is a scientific subject that contributes to the appropriate implementation of medical services using radiation. It is the process of applying physics and engineering knowledge and results to medicine, and plays a major role in radiation diagnosis, radiation therapy, and other medical fields that use radiation. The medical physics group specializes physics in radiation dosimetry and radiation therapy: the resent research topics are radiation exposure for patients, occupational radiation exposure, development and clinical implementation of new detectors, optimization of deformable image registration, proton therapy and so on.

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Undergraduate students, ・research on dosimetry and dose assessment for patients.

In recent years, it has been reported that medical exposure in Japan is higher than in other countries. The ICRP has recommended the application of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) as an indicator for optimizing radiation protection. The ICRP recommends the application of the DRLs as an indicator for optimizing radiation protection. The DRLs were first published in Japan in 2015 and revised in 2020. In preparation for the next revision, we will conduct a nationwide dose survey in general radiography and mammography to clarify the current status of doses received by patients. We are also studying the evaluation and measurement techniques (nanoDot dosimeter) for the entrance surface dose of DRL in general radiography and the glandular dose in mammography. (Yasuki Asada)

・Development of portable surface monitoring device ・Study on radiation delivery accuracy and precision ・Optimimal clinical implementation of deformable image registration

In recent years, high-precision radiotherapy has become more accessible due to advances in radiotherapy equipment and treatment planning devices. In addition, image-guided radiotherapy has become widely used, and the amount of information handled during radiotherapy has increased substantially. However, in order to safely implement and further advance these technologies, research from the perspective of medical physics is required. We are carrying out research on a variety of clinically applicable topics in order to clarify hypotheses arising from trivial questions in actual clinical situations. (Naoki Hayashi)

・Proton therapy: Verification of detector response characteristics using Monte Carlo calculations. ・Dosimetry: Development of detectors using 3D printers. ・Radiation biology: Clarification of dose rate characteristics of cells

In our laboratory, we are investigating the response characteristics of detectors in proton dosimetry. We conduct Monte Carlo simulations and measurements using actual proton devices and have achieved some of the best results in the field of proton therapy in Japan. We are also conducting research to develop new detectors by applying 3D printers. By mixing chemicals, we can create detectors that react to radiation. In addition, we have started experiments to clarify the dose rate characteristics of various cells based on the recent development of high dose rates in radiotherapy equipment. (Keisuke Yasui)

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Faculty and graduate students present papers on the latest findings. This is held once a week as a laboratory seminar along with research meetings.

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Graduate students' research progress is presented at this meeting. These meetings are held once a week along with paper abstracts.

Joint seminar with three universities

We hold a joint seminar once a year with laboratories in the field of radiotherapy at Nagoya University and Kanazawa University. Mainly first-year master's students and fourth-year students give presentations.

Presentations at academic conferences

We have made presentations at domestic conferences such as the Japanese Society of Medical Physics and the Japanese Society of Radiation Technology, as well as at many international conferences such as the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the Asia Oceania Congress of Medical Physics (AOCMP).

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• Ryo Komori, Naoki Hayashi, Tatsunori Saito, Hiroshi Amma, Yuta Muraki, Masashi Nozue: Improvement of patient localization repeatability using a light-section based optical surface guidance system in a pre-positioning procedure. Cancer Radiotherapie, In press
• Keisuke Yasui, Yuta Omi, Akira Shimomura, Rie Muramatsu, Hiromitsu Iwata, Hiroyuki Ogino, Akari Furukawa, Naoki Hayashi; Dosimetric impact of systematic spot position errors in spot scanning proton therapy of head and neck tumor, Journal Of Cancer Research And Therapeutics, 2021 in press,
• Yuta Omi, Keisuke Yasui, Akira Shimomura, Rie Muramatsu, Hiromitsu Iwata, Hiroyuki Ogino, Akari Furukawa, Naoki Hayashi; Dosimetric effects of quality assurance-related setup errors in passive proton therapy for prostate cancer with and without a hydrogel spacer, Radiol Phys Technol. 2021 Jul 27.
• Nagata J, Yasui K, Omachi C, Toshiyuki T, Shimizu H, Aoyama T, Hayashi N., Evaluation of radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeter response for therapeutic spot scanning proton beam: suggestion of linear energy transfer-based correction. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Aug;22(8):265-272
• Takumi Kodama, Keisuke Yasui, Shie Nishioka, Kazunori Miyaura, Toru Takakura, Tetsurou Katayose, Mitsuhiro Nakamura; Survey on utilization of flattening filter-free photon beams in Japan, Journal of Radiation Research, Volume 62, Issue 4, July 2021, Pages 726–734
• Keisuke Yasui, Y. Saito, S. Ogawa, N. Hayashi; Dosimetric characterization of a new twodimensional diode detector array used for stereotactic radiosurgery quality assurance, Int. J. Radiat. Res., Vol. 19 No. 2, April 2021
• Sakai K.,Yamada Y.,Yoshida K.,Yoshinaga S.,Sato K.,Ogata H.,Iwasaki T.,Kudo S.,Asada Y., Kawaguchi I., Haeno H., Sasaki M.; Conclusions and suggestions on low-dose and low-dose rate radiation risk estimation methodology, J. Radiat. Prot. Res. Volume 46, Issue 1, Pages 14 – 23 March 2021
• Matsunaga Y., Haba T.,Kobayashi M.,Suzuki S.,Asada Y.,Chida K.; Fetal radiation dose of four tube voltages in abdominal CT examinations during pregnancy: A phantom study, J. Appl .Clin. Med. Phys. Open Access Volume22, Issue2, Pages178 – 184 February 2021
• Keisuke Yasui, Chihiro Omachi, Junya Nagata, Toshiyuki Toshito, Hidetoshi Shimizu, Takahiro Aoyama, Naoki Hayashi; Dosimetric response of a glass dosimeter in proton beams: LET-dependence and correction factor, Physica Medica 81 (2021) 147–154
• Tomonobu Haba, Keisuke Yasui, Yasunori Saito, Masanao Kobayashi, Shuji Koyama; A new cone-beam computed tomography dosimetry method providing optimal measurement positions: A Monte Carlo study, Physica Medica 81 (2021) 130–140
• Naoki Hayashi, Hideyuki Mizuno, Shigekazu Fukuda, Medical Physics International 8(3) 426-429 2021, Janualy
• Kensuke Tani, Akihisa Wakita, Naoki Tohyama, Yukio Fujita, Satoshi Kito, Ryohei Miyasaka, Norifumi Mizuno, Ryuzo Uehara, Toru Takakura, Shunsuke Miyake, Kazuya Shinoda, Yoshitaka Oka, Yasunori Saito, Hideki Kojima, Naoki Hayashi; Evaluation of differences and dosimetric influences of beam models using golden and multi-institutional measured beam datasets in radiation treatment planning systems. Medical physics 47(11) 5852-5871 2020, November
• Tokiko Nakamura, Shoichi Suzuki, Kyoichi Kato, Napapong Pongnapang, Naoki Hayashi, Chie Kurokawa, Ikuo Kobayashi, Toru Negishi, Tamaki Matsunami; Effect of protective glasses on radiation dose to eye lenses during whole breast irradiation Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 21(11) 272-277 2020, November
• Asada Y.,Kondo Y.,Kobayashi M.,Kobayashi K.,Ichikawa T.,Matsunaga Y.; Proposed diagnostic reference levels for general radiography and mammography in Japan, J. Radiol. Prot. Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 867 – 876 September 2020
• Keisuke Yasui, Akira Shimomura, Toshiyuki Toshito, Kenichiro Tanaka, Kumiko Ueki, Rie Muramatsu, Masaki Katsurada, Naoki Hayashi, Hiroyuki Ogino; A quality assurance for respiratory gated proton irradiation with range modulation wheel, J Appl Clin Med Phys 2019; 20:1: 258–264
• Keisuke Yasui, Toshiyuki Toshito, Chihiro Omachi, Kensuke Hayash, Hideto Kinou, Masaki Katsurada, Naoki Hayashi, Hiroyuki Ogino; Dosimetric verification of IMPT using a commercial heterogeneous phantom, J Appl Clin Med Phys 2019; 20:2: 114–120
• Tomohiro Shimozato, Keisuke Yasui, Hireto Kinou, Fumiaki Komatsu; Periodic Measurements of Passive Proton Beam Width Using Radiochromic Film in Fixed Gantry System, Int. J. Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology. 2019, 8, 193-203
• Masaya Ichihara et al, Monte Carlo calculation of beam quality correction factors for cylindrical ionization chambers in proton beams using PTSIM/Geant4, AAPM 2021
• Riki Oshika et al, Development a portable body surface monitoring device using depth camera, AAPM 2021
• Masaya Ichihara et al., Calculation of proton quality correction factor for scanning proton beam, Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Radiation Technology
• Riki Oshika et ai, Development and feasibility of a simple portable body surface monitoring device using an infrared camera in radiotherapy, General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Medical Physics （JSMP121）
• Shun Kurata et al, Simple evaluation of the accuracy of irradiation position for single isocenter multiple target stereotactic radiotherapy, General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Medical Physics （JSMP121）
• Yasui K et al, Feasibility study of 3D-printed scintillation detector for quality assurance, 2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Meeting
• Yasui K et alDosimetry of synchrotron-based FLASH irradiation using low-sensitivity radiochromic film, 2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Meeting
• Junya Nagata et al, Investigation of radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeter response for a spot scanning proton beam dosimetry, 2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Meeting
• Shuta Ogawa et al, Investigation of dose perturbations around brachytherapy seeds in high-energy photon beams, 2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Meeting
• Kazuki Ouchi et al, Evaluation of Coordinate Coincidence among multiple image guidance systems 2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Meeting
• Masaya Ichihara et al, Monte Carlo calculation of beam quality correction factors for cylindrical ionization chambers in proton beams using PTSIM/Geant4, AOCMP 2020
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About japanese board for medical physicist qualification (jbmp).

The purpose of Japanese Board for Medical Physicist Qualification (JBMP) is to qualify Medical Physicists, and conduct activities related to Medical Physicist qualification and certification, and to contribute in a major way to the evolution of medical science and medical services through those activities. In order to serve the objectives, the activities and projects have been implemented as listed below:

• To issue and maintain certification of Qualified Medical Physicists working in the hospitals, and medical and academic institutions in Japan.
• To accredit educational organizations for education and training of Medical Physicists, and to maintain the accreditation of educational organizations.
• To formulate guidelines for education curriculum of Medical Physicist education and training.
• To hold seminars and workshops to educate Medical Physicists and expand their capability.
• To conduct activities and projects related to 1 to 4 above.

What is Medical Physicist?

Medical Physicists are playing a leading role to resolve physical and technical problems. They have passed the certification evaluation and examination held by JBMP. They correspond to ‘Medical Physicist’ which is classified as a part of physicists and astronomers by the International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO-08), issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO), as “They apply scientific knowledge relating to physics and astronomy in industrial, medical, military or other fields.” 1) The roles of Medical Physicists are, i) clinical contribution, ii) research and development, and iii) education. More specifically, they have contributed to the fields listed below:

• The field of Radiation Oncology Medical Physics: Medical Physicists have contributed to control tumors effectively with minimized side effects, through the development of radiotherapy system using X-rays and heavy particles and its quality assurance work. They also have contributed to optimization and verification of patient-specific radiotherapy plans.
• The field of Radiology Medical Physics: Medical Physicists have contributed to the development of imaging devices for the diagnosis of diseases, improvement of image quality, and quality assurance work about radiation dose and image quality in the field of Radiology.
• The field of Nuclear Medicine Physics: Medical Physicists have contributed to the development of imaging system and treatment system using radioisotopes, improvement of image quality, and quality assurance work about radiation dose and image quality in the field of Nuclear Medicine.
• The field of Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety: Medical Physicists have contributed to minimize radiation dose and radiation damage.

To become an examinee or a candidate of qualified medical physicists, one must finish medical physics education program in graduate courses, and complete clinical training for a certain period. 2)

1) The International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO-08)

2) Constitution of qualification system of Medical Physicists (in Japanese)

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Hear what makes our Medical Physics Graduate Programs stand out! Watch our recent Virtual Information Session to hear program highlights and more from our program director, current students, and alumni.

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Apply Your Physics Background

A career in medical physics offers you the opportunity to use your physics background to provide people with life-changing options every day. Medical physicists play a critical role at the cutting-edge of patient healthcare, overseeing effective radiation treatment, ensuring that instruments are working safely, and researching, developing and implementing new therapeutic techniques.

Preparation for Professional Success

Our CAMPEP accredited programs  are grounded in providing the highest standard of patient care. Our students have numerous opportunities to gain hands-on experience at some of the most advanced medical imaging and therapy facilities in the world through paid clinical work; practicum experience (master's degree); clinical shadowing (certificate program); opportunities for research, publication, and presentation; and much more. It is for this reason that our degree and certificate programs enjoy a high residency placement rate for our students, year after year. Our medical physics faculty, staff, and residents are invested in making our students competitive for medical physics residency programs and help them to develop the competencies and skills needed for professional success. 

Program Objectives

• Provide students with comprehensive exposure to the science and art of the physics of radiation oncology, medical imaging, and radiation safety
• Prepare each student for a future career as a medical physicist in at least one subspecialty
• Provide students with information on pathways for non-clinical career opportunities
• Prepare students for a medical physics residency, PhD program in medical physics, or graduate studies in a related area, if so desired
• Prepare students, academically and clinically, for Part I of the certification examinations of the American Board of Radiology (ABR)

We welcome you to  contact us  to learn more about the possibilities that await you in the Medical Physics Graduate Programs at Penn.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Medical Physics Graduate Programs are strong proponents of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We support students from diverse backgrounds because we believe that fostering an inclusive, multicultural environment benefits our students, our programs, and the field of medical physics at large.

The Medical Physics Graduate Programs’ diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are supported by the University of Pennsylvania , Penn Medicine , the Department of Radiation Oncology , the Perelman School of Medicine , the Department of Bioengineering , and the Physics Department .

Two (2) $25,000 scholarships are available per year to support students who enroll full-time in our Master of Science in Medical Physics degree program.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important and widely used imaging modality for making clinical diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring treatment response.   The course, taught by an imaging physicist, will introduce students to the fundamental principles behind the physics of MRI and offers practical, hands-on experience with an MRI scanner.  

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The philosophy of the Department of Physics, which was established in 1967, at the same time as the Faculty of Science and Technology, is to "carry out education and research for cultivating human resources who can research the true essence of things, and expand their findings toward further pursuit of truth and application based on their own power." The composition of the department includes broad areas ranging from pure physics to applied physics, or specifically, areas that are roughly divided into theoretical physics and experimental physics.

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Astrophysics (theoretical).

Integrating various fields of physics, including elementary particles, nuclei, theory of relativity, statistical mechanics and fluid mechanics, this area tries to understand the origins of the universe, as well as the phenomena and planets of the universe.

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Astrophysics (Experimental)

In addition to classical mechanics dealing with universal gravitation, we use physics knowledge from a broad area including electromagnetics and quantum mechanics, as well as statistical knowledge, to understand the universe in an observational manner using observation devices developed by ourselves.

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Matter has various properties: it may convey heat or electricity, adhere to a magnet, or transmit light. This area theoretically clarifies why and how these properties exist, leading to the development of new substances in the future.

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Condensed Matter Physics (Experimental)

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Best Universities for Medical Physics in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Medical Physics. A graph of 7.35M citations received by 307K academic papers made by 993 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

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2. Stanford University

3. Johns Hopkins University

4. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

5. University of Toronto

6. University College London

7. University of California - San Francisco

8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

9. University of Washington - Seattle

10. University of Pennsylvania

11. University of California - Los Angeles

12. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

14. University of Chicago

15. Yale University

16. Emory University

17. Heidelberg University - Germany

18. Imperial College London

19. McMaster University

20. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

21. University of Oxford

22. Cornell University

23. Washington University in St Louis

24. Columbia University

25. University of Pittsburgh

26. University of Alabama at Birmingham

27. University of Southern California

28. University of British Columbia

29. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

30. University of Florida

31. University of Maryland, Baltimore

32. Radboud University

33. University of Sydney

34. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

35. New York University

36. University of Iowa

37. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

38. Northwestern University

39. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

40. Medical University of Vienna

41. Oregon Health & Science University

42. Duke University

43. University of California-San Diego

44. University of Amsterdam

45. King's College London

46. McGill University

47. Catholic University of Leuven

48. Vanderbilt University

49. Georgetown University

50. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

51. University of Ottawa

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Medical Physics and Bioengineering MPhil/PhD

London, Bloomsbury

This degree is focused on a multi-disciplinary subject at the interface of physics, engineering, life sciences and computer science. The PhD programme involves 3-4 years (more for part-time students) of original research supervised by a senior member of the department.

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2021 rated the department’s research, as part of UCL Engineering, as 97% "world-leading"(4*) or "internationally excellent" (3*) and UCL was the second-rated university in the UK for research strength.

UK tuition fees (2024/25)

Overseas tuition fees (2024/25), programme starts, applications accepted.

• Entry requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or another closely related discipline, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Knowledge and expertise gained in the workplace may also be considered, where appropriate.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 2 Overall score of 7.0 and a minimum of 6.5 in each component.

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

If you are intending to apply for a time-limited visa to complete your UCL studies (e.g., Student visa, Skilled worker visa, PBS dependant visa etc.) you may be required to obtain ATAS clearance . This will be confirmed to you if you obtain an offer of a place. Please note that ATAS processing times can take up to six months, so we recommend you consider these timelines when submitting your application to UCL.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website .

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

PhD projects will be strongly multi-disciplinary, bridging the gap between engineering, clinical sciences and industry. Over 100 non-clinical and clinical scientists across UCL will partner to co-supervise a new type of individual, ready to transform healthcare and build the future UK industry in this area.

Who this course is for

As a multi-disciplinary subject at the interface of physics, engineering, life sciences and computer science, our postgraduate students have a diverse range of options upon graduation. Many choose to continue in academia through the subsequent award of a PhD studentship or a postdoctoral research post.

What this course will give you

With a Postgraduate Research degree, you will become part of a Department of leading researchers and work towards becoming an expert in your chosen field. Postgraduate study within UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering offers the chance to develop important skills and acquire new knowledge through involvement with a team of scientists or engineers working in a world-leading research group. Following a Postgraduate Research degree, our students have entered a number of varied careers. Many choose to continue in academic research with a postdoctoral post, enter the NHS or private healthcare sector, or apply their skills in industry.

The foundation of your career

Postgraduate study within the department offers the chance to develop important skills and acquire new knowledge through involvement with a team of scientists or engineers working in a world-leading research group. Graduates complete their studies having gained new scientific or engineering skills applied to solving problems at the leading edge of human endeavour. Skills associated with project management, effective communication and teamwork are also refined in this high-quality working environment.

Employability

As a multi-disciplinary subject at the interface of physics, engineering, life sciences and computer science, our postgraduate students have a diverse range of options upon graduation. Many choose to continue in academia through the subsequent award of a PhD studentship or a postdoctoral research post. Another common career route is employment in industry where newly-acquired skills are applied to science and engineering projects within multi-national medical device companies, or alternatively, within small-scale start-up enterprises. A substantial number of graduates also enter the NHS or private healthcare sector to work as a clinical scientist or engineer upon completion of further clinical training.

Supervision and mentorship are available from scientists and engineers who have collaborated nationally and internationally across clinical, industrial and academic sectors. This provides natural opportunities to work in collaboration with a variety of external partners and showcase output at international conferences, private industry events and clinical centres to audiences of potential employers. Moreover, the department holds close working relationships with a number of charitable, research council and international organisations, for example, in new projects involving radiotherapy and infant optical brain imaging in Africa.

Teaching and learning

Our PhD programme involves 3–4 years of original research supervised by a senior member of the department. At any one time, the department has around 60–80 PhD students from a variety of disciplines

A dissertation of up to 100,000 words for a PhD, or up to 60,000 words for an MPhil, is completed as a part of this programme.

Contact hours depend on the type of project and the stage you are at in your PhD. At the start of an experimental, lab-based project, you might spend most of your time working with your supervisor or other researchers. At other times, you might spend most of your time reading or writing and be more self-directed. As a rule, it’s common for students to meet with their supervisor on a weekly basis. You should treat a full-time PhD as you’d treat a full-time job and aim to spend 40 hours a week or so working on your PhD. Sometimes you may need to spend more than this (for example if you’re travelling to a conference, using equipment that has limited availability or have an urgent deadline), but this would be a reasonable average.

Research areas and structure

• Biomedical optics
• Biomedical Ultrasound
• Computing, digital image processing
• Continence and skin technology
• Functional electrical stimulation
• Implanted devices
• Laser and endoscopic surgery
• Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy
• Medical imaging including 3D graphics
• Neurophysiology including electrical impedance tomography
• Physiological sensing
• Radiation physics

Research environment

UCL's Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering is one of the largest medical physics departments in the UK. We have exceptionally close links with major teaching hospitals, as well as excellent academic research. We offer BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering.

Our academic research rating is a top level 5, which means that we have an internationally leading reputation in medical physics and biomedical engineering research. Ours is a joint department with Medical Physics in the UCLH NHS Trust, and so our staff work side-by-side with hospital physicists, clinical doctors and other health professionals. This close liaison with clinical colleagues in this exciting field enriches our research and teaching. We develop new technologies and methods for diagnosing, treating and managing medical conditions and diseases.  A PhD at UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering will allow you to pursue original research and make a distinct and significant contribution to your field. We are committed to the quality and relevance of the research supervision we offer and as an MPhil/PhD candidate you could work with academics. Furthermore, as a research student, you will be an integral part of our collaborative and thriving research community. Student-run ‘work in progress’ forums and an end-of-first-year PhD workshop will give you the opportunity to present and discuss your research and academic colleagues. Tailored skills seminars will provide you with a supportive research environment and the critical skills necessary to undertake your research. To foster your academic development, we also offer additional department funds, which can assist you with the costs of conferences and other research activities.

The length of registration for the full-time research degree programmes is 3 to 4 years.

You are required to register initially for the MPhil degree with the expectation of transfer to PhD after successful completion of an upgrade viva 12 - 18 months after initial registration.

Upon successful completion of your approved period of registration, you may register as a completing research student (CRS) while you write up your thesis. 

Within three months of joining the programme, you are expected to agree with your principal supervisor the basic structure of your research project, an appropriate research method and a realistic plan of work. You will produce and submit a detailed outline of your proposed research to both your supervisors for their comments and feedback. We hold a PhD workshop at the end of your first year, which provides you with an opportunity to present your research before an audience of UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Academic staff and fellow PhD students.

In your second year you will be expected to upgrade from an MPhil to a PhD. To successfully upgrade to a PhD, you are required to submit a piece of writing (this is usually based on one chapter from your thesis and a chapter plan for the remainder). You are also required to present and answer questions about this work to a panel consisting of your subsidiary supervisor and another member of the faculty who acts as an independent assessor.

The length of registration for the research degree programmes is 5 to 6 years for the part-time route.

Accessibility

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble accessable.co.uk . Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support and Wellbeing team .

Fees and funding

Fees for this course.

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Where the programme is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees .

Additional costs

There are no additional costs associated with this programme.

For more information on additional costs for prospective students please go to our estimated cost of essential expenditure at Accommodation and living costs .

Funding your studies

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website .

Deadlines and start dates are usually dictated by funding arrangements so check with the department or academic unit to see if you need to consider these in your application preparation. In all cases the applicant should identify and contact potential supervisors with a brief research proposal before making your application. For more information see our How to apply page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-physics-biomedical-engineering/study/postgraduate-research/mphilphd-medical-physics-and-biomedical-engineering/applying-doctoral

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate programmes (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

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Please read the Application Guidance before proceeding with your application.

Year of entry: 2024-2025

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Congratulations, Linnea Kremer! PhD Spring 2024

April 24, 2024

Congratulations to Linnea Kremer (Armato Lab) who successfully defended his thesis on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Her thesis is titled: " MRI Radiomics for Imaging Genomics, Risk Classification, and Prediction of Disease Progression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease ".

Linnea joined the GPMP at the University of Chicago in the fall of 2019 after completing her master’s in Bioengineering and playing competitive soccer at the University of Nottingham in the U.K. Her master’s research was on quantitative, multi-parametric MRI analysis of the effect of dialysis on the major organs at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre (SPMIC).

She joined Dr. Sam Armato’s lab to research polycystic kidney disease, specifically autosomal dominant kidney disease, using quantitative MRI for diagnosis, prognosis, and disease progression. Kremer also has a B.S. in physics with minors in math and Christian studies from Roanoke College.

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Japan's premodern concept of nature at root of distinctive mindset in early childhood education

by Osaka Metropolitan University

Observers of Japanese early childhood education and care have pointed to the mindset of educators watching over and waiting on preschoolers as being an intriguing tendency. This "mimamoru" approach has its roots in a premodern concept of nature, according to Professor Yosuke Hirota at the Graduate School of Literature and Human Sciences of Osaka Metropolitan University.

Professor Hirota looked into the works of Sozo Kurahashi (1882–1955) and Kitaro Nishida (1870–1945) to see how this concept of nature from the past made its way into education in the present day. Kurahashi's writing on education influenced early childhood education and care in Japan, while Nishida was one of the prominent philosophers of Kurahashi's time. The paper was published in History of Education .

It is well known in classical literary studies that the concept of nature in Japan had two meanings: voluntary, "from the self," and spontaneous, "beyond the self." What Professor Hirota found is that this concept has been carried over into modern education in Japan.

"Japanese educational philosophy has maintained a balance between acting by one's will and entrusting oneself to something beyond its will," stated Professor Hirota.

Kurahashi developed a theory of guidance (yūdō), likened to guiding the course of a river as it continues its inevitable flow. Professor Hirota said the achievement of his paper has been to find that this theory of guidance has its roots in Japan's traditional concept of nature.

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