About the course

The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg offers three hybrid courses in the field of particle therapy. The courses are organized under the auspices of the Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO) in close cooperation with the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT) as well as the University Hospital Heidelberg. The courses are scheduled on a regular basis once a year in October and November.

You can book the following courses:

  • Course type 1a: Hybrid Specialized Course Particle Therapy for Physicians (24 Teaching Units (TUs))
  • Course type 1b: Hybrid Specialized Course Radiation Protection Particle Therapy (ST5) for Medical Physics Experts (MPEs; 18 TUs)
  • Course type 2a: Hybrid Teaching Course Particle Therapy, including Specialized Course for Physicians (40 TUs)
  • Course type 2b: Hybrid Teaching Course Particle Therapy, including Specialized Course for MPEs (33 TUs)
  • Course type 3: Hybrid Teaching Course Particle Therapy (37 TUs)

Especially course type 3 is designed for an international audience (physicians, medical physics experts and young scientists or students) without German language proficiency.

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