Medical Physics and Engineering
5 credits
Course, Bachelor's level, 3MG050
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Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–15 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Entry requirements
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60 credits in physics or engineering.
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 10,833
- Total tuition fee: SEK 10,833
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-92006
Admitted or on the waiting list?
About the course
The course gives an overview of physics application in medicine for diagnostic and therapeutic aims. The described techniques include:
- X-ray tube and diagnostic X-ray
- accelerator technology for tumour treatment
- tomographic methods used for medical images, such as PET (Positron Emission Tomography), SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography), CT (Computed Tomography) and MR (Magnetic Resonance)
- ultrasound
- the chemical and biological impact of ionising radiation
- dosimetric calculations
- risk estimations.
Contact
- Director of studies IGP
- studierektor-igp@uu.se
- +46 18 471 43 56