Further Education and ­Training

Our division offers several regular online-based or virtual courses as well as yearly hybrid summer schools or workshops. These courses are designed for students and young scientists or clinical trainees as well as senior researchers or working professionals in clinics or research institutes. Our goal is to offer a flexible curriculum designed to meet the adult learner´s busy schedule. Participants should be able to attend our courses at any time and wherever they are.

Master's and PhD Programs in Medical Physics

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The topic “Medical Physics” is integrated into the following Master's Programs at Heidelberg University. On the one hand, students can choose their specialization in Medical Physics during their Master's Program in Physics at the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Secondly, the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University offers a Master's Program in Biomedical Engineering. Depending on the Bachelor's Degree and own interests, students can choose their master's program that suits them best. Master's theses for both programs can be written in research groups of our division. 

Further information on the structured international PhD program at the DKFZ can be found on the website of the DKFZ International PhD Program in Heidelberg. Depending on the focus of the PhD project in Medical Physics, the doctorate can be awarded by Heidelberg University (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Medical Faculty Heidelberg or Medical Faculty Mannheim) or another university with the right to award doctorates. 

Further Education

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Information on our certified further education courses, workshops and summer schools for graduates and young scientists in the field of medical physics can be found on the following pages:

Advanced Training

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For more information on our certified advanced training courses and specialized courses for radiation oncologists and medical physics experts, please click on one of the following links:

HIRO Courses

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More information on the HIRO/OncoRay Lecture Series "Radiation Research in Oncology" is available here:

Springer Book

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Medizinische Physik. Grundlagen – Bildgebung – Therapie – Technik

Editors: Schlegel, Wolfgang, Karger, Christian P., Jäkel, Oliver

Please note: the book is only available in German. Further information about the book is available on the following website:

National and international c­ooperation

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Our courses and events are organized in close cooperation with our national and international partner institutions. We work together at various levels.

You can find further information on our existing cooperations under the following link:

Team

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The team "Further Education and Training in Medical Physics": Anna Moshanina, Marcel Schäfer & Dr. Simone Barthold-Beß

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Anna Moshanina, Dr. Simone Barthold-Beß, Marcel Schäfer
Department of Medical Physics in Radiotherapy (E040)

German Cancer Research Center
Im Neuenheimer Feld 280
DE-69120 Heidelberg

Get in touch with us

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Dr. Simone Barthold-Beß

Scientific Officer
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Anna Moshanina

Office Administration "Further Education and Training"
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Marcel Schäfer

Program and E-Learning Coordinator "Further Education and Training"
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