ESMPE Past Editions

Edition Period Title Domain Duration (Hours) Scientific Chair Chair of the school Downloads
1st

2013 July 

Prague

Clinical Medical Device Management: Specification, Acceptance testing, Commissioning, QC and Advanced applications in Whole-body PET/CT

Nuclear Medicine 19 M. Brambilla C. Caruana Flyer
2nd

2014 July 

Prague

Advanced Kinetic Modeling and Parametric Methods, Advanced SPECT and PET Applications in Cardiology, Neurology and Oncology

Nuclear Medicine 19 M. Brambilla C. Caruana Flyer
3rd 2015 January Prague

Digital Mammography and Quality Controls

Diagnostic Radiology 18 G. Gennaro A. Torresin Flyer
4th

2015 July 

Prague

Radiopharmaceutical dosimetry

Nuclear Medicine 17 M. Bardies M. Brambilla Flyer
5th

2016 January

Prague

Computed Tomography Imaging: Dosimetry, Optimization and Advanced Clinical applications.

Diagnostic Radiology 20 A. Torresin M. Brambilla Flyer
6th

2016 July

Prague

Practical aspects of Radiation Dosimetry in Targeted Radionuclide Medicine Therapy

Nuclear Medicine 18 M. Bardies M. Brambilla Flyer
7th

2017 January

Prague 

Imaging in Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy 19 G. Loi A. Torresin Flyer
8th

2017 July 

Prague

Magnetic resonance Imaging: Advanced clinical applications Safety aspects Quality controls

Diagnostic Radiology 18 D. Lurie A. Torresin Flyer
9th

2018 January

Prague

Computed Tomography. Technology, Dosimetry, Optimization. Jointly organised by EFOMP and COCIR

Diagnostic Radiology

17 M. Kortesniemi M. Brambilla Flyer
10th

2018 August

Copenhagen

Statistics in Medical Physics 

Data Management and Research

8

M. Brambilla

M. Brambilla Flyer
11th

2018 August

Copenhagen

IMRT and VMAT Planning in Practice 

Radiotherapy 

8 G. Loi M. Brambilla Flyer
12th

2018 August

Copenhagen

Fundamendals of Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry

Nuclear Medicine

8 M. Bardies M. Brambilla Flyer
13th

2019 January

Prague

Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry, Practical approach

Nuclear Medicine

16

M. Bardies

A. Torresin Flyer
14th

2019 July

Prague

State of the Art and new Trends of Angiographic Equipment: Image quality, Patient and Staff dosimetry. Jointly organised by EFOMP and COCIR Interventional Radiology 17 A. Trianni A. Torresin

Flyer

15th

2019 October

Warsaw

Treatment Planning Systems. Jointly organised by EFOMP and COCIR

Radiotherapy 

16 B. McClean A. Torresin Flyer
16th

2020 January

Prague

Innovation in technology in Nuclear Medicine. Jointly organised by EFOMP, ESMIT and COCIR

Nuclear Medicine

17.5 A. Lammertsma, S. Vandenberghe A. Torresin Flyer
17th

2020 December

On-line

Particle Therapy: State of the art and future developments

Radiotherapy

8 Y. Prezado, J. D. A. Armendariz A. Torresin Flyer
18th

2021 May

On-line

MRI in Radiation Therapy Planning

Radiotherapy

8 D. Lurie, B. McClean A. Torresin Flyer
19th

2021 June

On-line

Artificial Intelligence

Medical Applications

6 M. Kortesniemi, A. Trianni A. Torresin Flyer
20th

2021 June

On-line

Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry

Nuclear Medicine

6 M. Bardies, J. Ptacek A. Torresin Flyer
21th

2021 June

On-line

Patient Specific QA in RT • When/How/Analysis

Radiotherapy

6 B. McClean, E. Koutsouveli A. Torresin Flyer
22th

2021 October

On-line

Hybrid Approaches in Radiation Therapy

Radiotherapy

10 C. Bert, J. Perez-Calatayud A. Torresin Flyer
23th

2021 November

Kaunas & On-line

Individual Dosimetry

Medical Applications

6 P. Gilligan, F. Vanhavere A. Torresin Flyer
24th

2022 February

Prague & On-line

Radiation Shielding

Medical Installations

17.5 P. Gilligan, M. Brambilla B. McClean Flyer
25th

2022 August

Dublin

Adaptive Radiotherapy: Pros and Cons of in-room and out-ofroom Imaging

Radiotherapy

6 E. Koutsouveli, B. McClean B. McClean Flyer
26th

2022 August

Dublin

EFOMP Digital Breast tomosynthesis Quality Control Protocol

Diagnostic Radiology

6 R. van Engen, I. Sechopoulos B. McClean Flyer
27th

2022 August

Dublin

EFOMP PET/CT and PET/MR  Quality Control Protocol

Nuclear Medicine

6 R. Matheoud, J. Ptacek B. McClean Flyer
28th

2022 October

Athens & On-line

Statistics in Medical Physics

Data Management and Research

15 M. Brambilla B. McClean Flyer
29th

2023 January

Prague & On-line

Computed Tomography

Diagnostic Radiology

16 M. Kachelrieb, L. Sukupova B. McClean Flyer
30th

2023 July

Prague & On-line

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy

15 O. Blanck, S. Russo B. McClean

Flyer

31st

2022 December
2023 October

Prague & On-line

Artificial Intelligence in Medical Physics

Medical physics

33 F. Zanca, A. Toressin B. McClean

Flyer

Flyer

32nd

2023 October

Novi Sad & On-line

Out of field doses and associated risks of cancer in Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy

14 M. Brambilla, L. Stolarczyk B. McClean

Flyer

33rd

2024 February

Prague & On-line

Uncertainty analyses and Statistical methods in Medical Physics

Data Management and Research

15 M. Brambilla B. McClean

Flyer

 

History of the EFOMP School

 

EFOMP and the European Scientific Institute (ESI) have been responsible for running the European School of Medical Physics (ESMP) at Archamps, France since 1997. It was aimed at physics graduates in the early stage of their career in medical physics or those considering such a career. The school’s programme consisted of 6 weeks of lectures and practicals covering the main areas of medical physics from Medical Imaging through to Radiotherapy.

One of the characteristics of the school was that it allowed a small group of 30 or so students to work and study together for a week or longer and a major factor in its success has been Yves Lemoigne, the Director of the School. However it was felt that it was time to look at the future of the school. The educational process for training medical physicists was developing, largely due to the efforts of EFOMP.

There was strong support for continuing with the concept of the school, while it was recognised that it was important to get some form of official recognition for the training that students had received. There was also a need to direct some effort towards short courses at the MPE level, as EFOMP has pioneered with the School for Medical Physics Experts (ESMPE)  in Prague in July 2013.

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the EFOMP School board run the 2020-2021 editions in fully remote format.

In 2022, EFOMP School board  have decided the two and a half day courses to be in a hybrid format. Participants will be on-site where possible, but the school will also be live-streamed so participants can join live online if they cannot travel to the venue.