title: EUTEMPE-RX, an EC supported FP7 project for the training and education of medical physics experts in radiology.
abstract: The core activity of the medical physics expert (MPE) is to ensure optimal use of ionising radiation in healthcare. It is essential that these healthcare professionals are trained to the highest level, defined as European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF) level 8 by the European Commission's Radiation Protection Report 174 'Guidelines on the MPE'. The main objective of the EUTEMPE-RX project is to provide a model training scheme that allows the medical physicist in diagnostic and interventional radiology (D&IR) to reach this high level. A European network of partners was brought together in this FP7 EC project to ensure sufficient expertise in all aspects of the subject and to create a harmonised course programme. Targeted participants are medical physicists in D&IR in hospitals, engineers and scientists in medical device industries and officers working in regulatory authorities. Twelve course modules will be developed at EQF level 8, with radiation safety and diagnostic effectiveness being prevalent subjects. The modules will combine online with face-to-face teaching using a blended learning approach.
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics and Quality Control, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, bus 7003, Leuven 3000, Belgium hilde.bosmans@uzleuven.be.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bosmans
authors.affiliation: Technical University of Varna, Studentska str. 1, Varna 9010, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bliznakova
authors.affiliation: University Hospital S. Maria della Misericordia of Udine, Piazzale Santa Maria della Misericordia 15, Udine 700, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Padovani
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Old Nicosia Limassol Road 215, Nicosia 2029, Cyprus.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christofides
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics and Quality Control, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, bus 7003, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Van Peteghem
authors.affiliation: Konstantopoulio General Hospital, 3-5 Agias Olgas Str, Nea Ionia 14233, Attiki, Greece.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tsapaki
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Caruana
authors.affiliation: Technical University of Varna, Studentska str. 1, Varna 9010, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vassileva
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004496:Education, Continuing; D005060:Europe; D006282:Health Personnel; D006283:Health Physics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009042:Motivation; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development; D011786:Quality Control; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results