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MedTech
Functional Imaging, Conventional and Ion Radiotherapy

Where technology meets medicine.
Master degree programme taught exclusively in English

  • Part-time
  • For engineers and alumni with medical background
  • Technical background knowledge for medical equipment
  • Hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment
  • Bridge the gap between technology and medicine
  • Job opportunities in various fields

Our 2 year international MedTech Master's Degree programme offers a functional understanding and technical knowledge of the major areas within the fields of functional imaging and radiotherapy. Our course is the first of its kind in Europe.

Functional imaging and in particular radiotherapy are considered two of the most innovative and developing areas within technology and medicine. Individuals with a technical background who can act as interface between these specialist fields are indeed very rare. Our Master's Degree programme offers you the ability to serve as one of these much sought-after specialists working across these two unique though very much entwining disciplines.

Graduates will acquire an in-depth knowledge of both fundamentals and specific expertise within both functional imaging and radiotherapy.

Highly qualified and experienced staff will cover the complete spectrum of knowledge relevant to the modern workplace in this field. This ranges from the physical processes involved in image generation and biological interpretation to physical effects and biological consequences.

Both specific and methodical skills, inter- and multidisciplinary qualifications characterize this Master's Degree programme. Students will be trained to develop a more lateral form of thinking, a necessity in work of this kind. This enables graduates to recognize individual objectives more specifically in relation to one another and thus prove more effective in technical, medical, biological and economical environments.

Lectures in the fields of economics, radiation protection and personal development also make up the remainder of the study programme.


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Important facts:

Open day: 13th March 2010, 9am - 4pm.
Start of enrollment: as of now.
End of enrollment: 15th June 2010. (for possible late registration, please contact: MedTech Administration)
Start of summerschool: 16th June 2010.
Tuition fee: €363,36 / semester

Please note: For students with enough ECTS in both, medical and technical background, registration is possible until 9th September 2010!



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Professional Opportunities.

Depending on the individual combination of previous education, professional experience and the contents of this study, alumni have numerous job opportunities in various fields:

  • Institutions of private and public health services with functional imaging
  • Ion Radiotherapy Centres
  • Radiotherapy Clinics
  • Industry
  • Research and Development
  • Self-employment

Who can apply?

  • Graduates of technical Bachelor, Master, Diploma or PhD studies of accredited universities
  • Graduates of Bachelor programmes in Health Sciences or equivalent in the field of nuclear medicine, radiological diagnostics or radiation therapy

Practical experience and current employment are not mandatory.

Part-time with distance learning.

Distance Learning Lecture: Online presentations and discussions in virtual class rooms. These will usually take place two evenings a week depending on subject. 

On-site Presence: Workshops, lectures and hands-on experience approximately once a month.

Preliminary Summer School.

To ensure a smooth entry into the course, a summer school is offered during the summer break before the beginning of the first semester.

The specifics of the summer school will depend on previous knowledge and experience in each of the following disciplines: mathematics, physics, IT, anatomy, physiology and pathology. This allows all applicants to ensure the full range of ECTS points for all disciplines necessary for entry to the programme. The summer school is primarily e-learning and will conclude with workshop sessions over several days at the university in Wiener Neustadt.

National and international cooperation:

  • EBG MedAustron (www.ebgmedaustron.at)
  • MedAustron-Research (www.medaustron-research.at)
  • Medical University Innsbruck, Department of Radiology
  • Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital (AKH Wien) – Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Nuclear Medicine
  • Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital (AKH Wien) – Department of Radiation Oncology
  • Regional Hospital (LK Wiener Neustadt)
  • Varian Medical Systems
  • Siemens Austria