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The expertise available in companies and research or clinical centres is

shared through different academic and industrial training programs. The

universities throughout the country offer standard educational programs

that can last from a few days to several years, and provide certificates up

to high-level university grades in nuclear physics and medicine. These

universities have strong links with university hospitals and radiopharmacies

providing the perfect working environment to learn. Besides, most of the

academic research centres have open positions for doctoral education and

post-doctoral research programs. Industries are more oriented towards

very specific technical programs related to their equipment and can

provide on-site training (IBA Academy). Several other entities are providing

training programs covering other aspects of radioactivity in healthcare

such as basic notions of GMP, nuclear safety, clinical trials, transport

regulation and software usage learning… (SCK•CEN, EORTC). All of these

training programs are oriented to different target groups, allowing the

ability to cover the entire value chain present in Belgium.

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IBA ACADEMY

IBA Academy has its own dedicated centre in Louvain-La-Neuve/Belgium: more than 60 m² comprising the latest state-of-the-art cyclotron (Cyclone® 18/9) equipped with two software versions; 18F-labelling synthesizer and HPLC purification modules (IBA Synthera® platform); working benches for hands-on activities, class room for theoretical lessons. IBA Academy provides trainings at end-user sites and works in partnership with several customers around the world.

TRAININGS DESCRIPTION

• GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) standard training courses: Customized trainings available on demand. GMP description, the advanced QA training program aims to help clients understand and comply with European GMP Rules and Guidance for the production of the PET radiopharmaceutical 18F-FDG. 3 and 5 days.

Trainee’s pre-requirement : QA Manager or Head of Operations, good command of English • IBA Cyclotron start-up. 5 days. Daily operation of the cyclotron and basic maintenance

Technical background.

Trainee’s pre-requirement : technical background & Good command of English.

• IBA cyclotron Radiofrequency: In-depth training course on the Radio Frequency system with hands-on and troubleshooting session. 7 days.

Trainee’s pre-requirement : technical background & Good command of English.

• Synthera : Operational training on the Synthera at the customer’s site during or after the Synthera installation. 5 days.

Trainee’s pre-requirement : chemistry background & Good command of English. • Radioprotection & site management training courses on demand.

CONTACT

Chemin du Cyclotron 3 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve Phone: +32 10 475 840

Website: www.iba-worldwide.com Contact person: Isabelle Barisan E-mail: [email protected]

KEY FIGURES

IBA Academy was founded in 2009 30 - 40 people are trained per year. IBA was founded in 1986.

2012 turnover = EUR 221 million 1,200 employees worldwide

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SCK•CEN ACADEMY

The Academy for Nuclear Science and Technology coordinates all education and training activities of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre. It relies on more than 60 years of expertise and experience in the fields of nuclear science and technology, innovative research and the availability of large and unique nuclear facilities. The Academy is an important partner for nuclear education and training in Belgium as well as at international level.

HEPHS - ISIB DEPARTMENT

Nuclear techniques have been taught at ISIB since 1970. Inclusion of medical field have been done since 1990. The multidiscplinary approach intends to increase the ability of insertion into the world of work.

The SCK•CEN Academy for Nuclear Science and Technology is active in:

• Guidance of young researchers: places are available for PhD and post-doc positions, Bachelor and Master students can spend time in our laboratories to prepare their thesis. Available topics are listed on our website. Guided tours are offered in the facilities (research reactors, hot-cells, nuclear physical, chemical and biological laboratories). • Organisation of courses: we contribute to academic programmes such as the BNEN and

the Radiation Protection Expert course; customized training courses for professionals are organised in radiation protection, radiation biology, materials issues, emergency preparedness, and any topic SCK•CEN is performing research on.

• Policy support in education and training related matters.

• Caring for critical intellectual capacities, organisation of reflexion groups etc.

Our team of lecturers comprises engineers, physicists, biologists, physicians, philosophers, technicians, etc. who all are experts in their specific areas on the basis of their positions as researchers or technicians.

Training courses are tailored to the needs of the customer in terms of content, level, duration, language, venue, etc.

Lessons can be given at the technical domain of SCK•CEN in Mol (with the advantage of visiting the technical facilities) or at the premises of the customer.

Master in Nuclear and Physics engineering

Duration: 2 years (after 3 years of bachelor in industrial sciences) Location: Rue Royale, 150; 1000 Bruxelles

Objectives: multidisciplinary studies related to nuclear and physics in engineering. Medical purposes achieve by means of lectures, pratical works and possibilities of internship (related to radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine) in hospitals. Target audience: person with a bachelor degree in engineer sciences or equivalent

CONTACT

Boeretang 200 2400 Mol

Phone: + 32 14 33 21 57 Website: academy.sckcen.be Contact person: Dr. Michèle Coeck E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] CONTACT Rue Royale 150 1000 Brussels Phone: +32 2 2273510 Fax: +32 2 2174609 Website: www.isib.be

Contact person: Karin Van Loon E-mail: [email protected]

KEY FIGURES

Officially launched in 2012. About 70 PhD students, 15 Master thesis per year. > 500 persons trained in 2012.

KEY FIGURES

Date of establishment: 1970 Number of employees : ~40 Number of people trained : ~10 in the two years of master

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INSTITUT BORDET

The department of radiation oncology is a training centre for radiation oncologists, radiation physicists and oncologists in the different fields of radiation oncology. It is directly related to the ULB. The “Service of Nuclear Medicine, Unit of Lymphology”, headed by Prof Dr Pierre Bourgeois, has an expertise in scintigraphic examinations of the

lymphatic system as i.e. in the realisation and interpretation of the Sentinel Lymph Nodes technics, the investigations of the Edemas,...

NUCLEAR MEDICINE & RADIOTHERAPY

UCLouvain grants the specializations in Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology after a 5-year training. Radiopharmacy is offered as a new option for (hospital) pharmacists. Our institution also provides several trainings in medical physics, depending on the candidate’s previous diplomas and education.

Department of Radiation Oncology (DRO)

• The department allows physicians to be trained in radiation oncology. This requires a 5-year programme including internship, teaching courses at the faculty and at a national level. At the end of the programme, they may obtain the academic and professional title of radiation oncologists.

• The department of radiation physic may train physicists and engineers in the field of radiation physics with the possibility to perform their final work to obtain the title of radiophysicists. This is done in close collaboration with the faculty of the ULB. • Technologists and nurses in training may spend also time within the unit to see the

practical aspect of radiation oncology;

• The degree level at entry depends on the speciality from student to MD Service of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) - Unit of Lymphology

• The Service and Unit allows physicians, technologists and nurses to be trained in the investigations of the lymphatic system. These trainings are open to interested MD who are non specialist in Nuclear Medicine, such as vascular surgeons, plastic surgeons, angeiologits, phlebologists,...

• The training is organized as a one week program including:

• Review of the “basis” (anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the lymphatic system), basis of the lymphoscintigraphic exams, methodologies for each exams and/or for each indication, presentations of normal and abnormal exams with their interpretations in relation with the clinical data, discussions of the therapeutic and prognostic implications of these exams, presentation of other technical investigations of the lymphatic system with discussion of their advantages, drawbacks and limitations. • Technologists and nurses in training may spend also time within the unit to see the

practical aspects of these exams.

All training programs comply with both ministry regulations and academic training degrees. Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology programs are accessible to MD degrees or equivalent.

Nuclear Medicine: The training is based on 2 years of internship in general hospital services, including cardiology, gastro-enterology, pneumology, or neurology among others, followed by an introductory year in nuclear medicine. This third year includes a theoretical training in radioprotection, nuclear physics, detectors, radiobiology and radiochemistry. The last two years focus on clinical training and a research work in nuclear medicine concludes them. Radiation oncology: The 5-year training covers various aspects of clinical oncology, theoretical training in radiobiology and radioprotection, internship in oncology and technical training for the various radiation oncology modalities, including brachytherapy, external beam therapy, proton and neutron therapy. The training is evaluated by a national examination.

Radiopharmacy: Accessible to pharmacists, the radiopharmacy training program consists of two years, the first one focusing on theory, while the second concentrates on practical aspects.

Trainings for phycisits who want to specialize in medical physics are also available, in addition to the training in radioprotection, and an active and close collaboration with the Institut Paul Lambin allows the training of imaging technicians in nuclear medicine.

CONTACT

DRO: Van Houtte Paul: +32 2 541 38 30 Simon Stéphane: +32 2 541 39 94 SNM: Bourgeois Pierre: +32 2 541 32 76 Boulevard de Waterloo 121 1000 Brussels CONTACT E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +32 2 7642580 (nuclear medicine) E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +32 2 7644763 (radiation oncology) E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +32 2 7647391 (radiopharmacy)

KEY FIGURES

These departments are part of the Institut Bordet build in the 30’s. It gathers more than 45 scientists and MD. Each year 7 MD and/or physicists are trained in the DRO while the SNM organizes at least one training each year.

KEY FIGURES

Training for physicians in nuclear medicine and radiation oncology, for physicists, pharmacists, and technicians, focused on the use of ionizing radiations in the field of healthcare.

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ULB & ACADÉMIE WALLONIE-BRUXELLES

Since its foundation in 1834, the Université Libre de Bruxelles, located in the heart of Europe, aims to give its students a solid foundation in critical thinking as well as a taste for research. Based on the principle of free enquiry promoting independent reasoning and the rejection of all dogma, ULB is an equal-opportunity multicultural university with one third of students and researchers from abroad. ULB has a longstanding

tradition of excellence with three Nobel Prizes and one Fields Medal.

CMMI & ULB-Érasme: Welcomes and supervises students in biology, biomedical sciences or nuclear medicine for master thesis or PhD thesis preparation in the domain of molecular imaging

• CMMI: Participates to training programs of the Biopark http://www.biopark.be/bioparkformation/index.html

• CMMI: Teaching of in vivo molecular imaging to students in Master in Medical Biology at the ULB Faculty of Medicine, and to students in Master in Biology at the ULB Faculty of Sciences and at the UMons Faculty of Sciences

http://www.ulb.ac.be/catalogue-ancien/titulaires/13182.html http://tiny.cc/ghh9xw

• ULB-Érasme: Welcomes and supervises physicians following the Complementary Master in Nuclear Medicine

http://www.ulb.ac.be/catalogue-ancien/medecine/ME-MEDN.html

• ULB-Érasme: Welcomes medical imaging technologist students, students in bachelor in chemistry or applied chemistry.

CONTACT

Prof. Serge Goldman, M.D., Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +32 2 555 47 11 Fax: +32 2 555 47 01 www.ulb.ac.be/ulb/presentation/uk.html KEY FIGURES Not applicable

ULG - UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE

Established in 1817, the University of Liège (ULg) is a French-speaking, European university offering a comprehensive range of educational programs organized by 11 faculties/schools on 4 campuses. Bachelor’s, master’s and PhD programs are offered in all areas. The university is fully integrated in the Bologna Process and complies with the highest European standards on university education. It offers curricula that are well adapted to a changing world and the expectations of the modern job market to its 21,000 students - 23% of whom come from foreign countries.

University offering a wide range of educational opportunities and excellence in research. More than half the university budget is devoted to research, where excellence is a must. The University of Liège has a strong record of research and innovation in a variety of fields, including the life sciences, biotechnologies, earth sciences (environment and agronomy), engineering, and the humanities. Interdisciplinarity and internationalisation are keywords in the research units of the University’s research policy. The ULg strives to provide its researchers with the best possible working environment and has been awarded the EU’s “HR Excellence in Research” label. Providing strong education, research and professional training, the University of Liège is a driving force in the area’s economy and has played a key role in launching spin-off companies in many fields.

Master in medical physics in french

http://progcours.ulg.ac.be/cocoon/programmes/TUR_SMSCPHYS.html

Master in Nuclear Medicine in french

http://progcours.ulg.ac.be/cocoon/programmes/TUR_MHNUCL.html

PhD (for admission, see http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_42551/conditions-d-acces-generales-doctorat)

PhD in Sciences http://www.facsc.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_253087/en/phd-student-home

Applied Sciences http://www.facsa.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_253087/fr/doctorant

Medical Sciences, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

(http://www.facmed.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_253086/fr/doctorat-et-formation-doctorale), Psychology (http://www.fapse.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_253087/en/phd-student) CONTACT Place du 20 Août, 7-9 4000 Liège Phone : +32 4 3669666 Fax: +32 4 3665697

For PhD only : [email protected] Website : www.ulg.ac.be

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UZ BRUSSEL, VUB

UZ Brussel is a university hospital with an important teaching mission.

The hospital is closely associated with the Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Trianing and education possibilities:

Medical Physics Radiation Oncology: Different training programs are offered, both long term and short term. The department curently has 5 PhD students and 3 MSc, working different topics related to high precision radiotherapy (a.o. Development of tumour tracking and respiration synchronized radiotherapy, Frameless Radiosurgery, development of radiochromic film and EPR dosimetry).

The group of Medical Physics has a succesful experience with several Erasmus Mundus programs, and international exchange programs. Nuclear Medicine specialization: https://caliweb.cumulus.vub.ac.be/ caliweb/?page=plan&id=00293&anchor=0000000647&target=pr&year =1314&language=nl&output=html

Possibilities for practical intership and training: - medical imaging technologist

- radiopharmacist

- medical pysicist specialization nuclear medicine

Master class in Molecular Imaging organized at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Coordinator of the European Molecular Imaging Doctoral school:

http://www.emids.eu/

CONTACT

Medical Physics Radiation Oncology: Prof. Dr. Dirk Verellen

E-mail: [email protected] Nuclear medicine:

Prof. Dr. Tony Lahoutte E-mail: [email protected]

KEY FIGURES

several training and educational possibilities for nuclear medicine and radiotherapy physicians, physicists, radiopharmacists, technologists and scientists with interest in molecular imaging