Master's Program

Medical Physics (MP)

The MDEO Center welcomes all students who wish to continue their academic journey within the II^nd Cycle of higher education (Master’s studies) through the Medical Physics program of the Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, with a duration of 2 years (120 ECTS credits).

The program is dedicated to students passionate about the applications of physics in medicine, seeking specialization in medical imaging, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, dosimetry and radiation protection, as well as those interested in interdisciplinary research at the interface of physics, biology and medicine.

The former Biophysics Master’s program no longer exists under this name, having been absorbed into the Medical Physics program. Training in biophysics therefore continues within this program.

For more information about the Master’s program, please visit the dedicated page on the Faculty of Physics website (in Romanian).

The active research directions of the MDEO Center can be found on the dedicated research areas page.

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Skills acquired

Curriculum

Research directions in biophysics

Master’s thesis: supervisors, proposed topics and defended theses

According to the curriculum, graduates of the program:

• have an in-depth understanding of the principles of physics applied in medical imaging, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, electrophysiology and other fields with medical and biomedical applications;
• know and correctly use the equipment employed in medical imaging and radiation therapy, with practical skills in calibration, maintenance and operation;
• apply radiation protection standards, international regulations and clinical protocols, ensuring patient safety;
• apply quality control techniques in line with international standards (for example, IAEA TRS 398);
• use specialized software for medical image processing, data analysis, simulations, treatment planning and computational modeling;
• are familiar with advanced biomedical technologies, such as biosensors, NMR systems, particle accelerators and signal acquisition equipment;
• model and understand biological processes at the molecular and cellular level, integrating knowledge of physics, mathematics, chemistry and materials science;
• work responsibly and autonomously in multidisciplinary clinical and research teams, observing the standards of ethics and academic integrity.

The courses are listed according to the curriculum for the 2026–2027 academic year (in Romanian). The number of credits is given in parentheses. Elective courses are chosen from a pair, and the credits are those of the pair.

Year I, semester I

• Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter (7)
• Ethics and Academic Integrity (3)
• Physical Principles of Medical Imaging (7)
• Radiobiology (5)
• Elective: Modeling of Biological Systems and Processes / Molecular Dynamics (8)

Year I, semester II

• Radiation Sources, Dosimetry and Radiation Protection (8)
• Elective: Principles of Measuring Physiological Quantities / Medical Genetics, Radiogenetics and Teratology (8)
• Elective: Natural and Artificial Membranes / Acquisition and Processing of Biomedical Signals (7)
• Elective: Electrophysiology / Bioinformatics. Methods and Algorithms (7)

Year II, semester I

• Clinical Proteomics (8)
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Physical Principles and Applications (8)
• Systems and Processes of Living Matter. Biomedical Aspects (7)
• Bionics and Medical Prosthetics (7)

Year II, semester II

• Research Activity (20)
• Preparation of the Master’s Thesis (3)
• Elective: Physics Applied in Radiotherapy / Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (7)

Optional courses: Medical Electronic Equipment (6), Biosensors (3), Bioenergetics in Medicine (3), Neurophysiology of Cognitive Processes (3), Volunteering (1 per semester).

The public defense of the Master’s thesis carries 10 credits, in addition to the program’s 120 credits.

The structure of the academic year is available on the University of Bucharest website.

The legacy of the Biophysics Master’s program is reflected in courses such as Modeling of Biological Systems and Processes, Molecular Dynamics, Natural and Artificial Membranes, as well as Bioinformatics. The Research Center for Molecular Biophysics (BIOMOL) of the Faculty of Physics has been absorbed by the MDEO Center, which continues the following research directions:

1. Photophysics of biomolecules (proteins, lipids, photopigments) in micro- and nano-molecular systems.
2. Interactions and molecular dynamics of molecules and micro- and nano-biomolecular systems.
3. Bioinformatics and applications of artificial neural networks in the investigation of systems of biological interest.

Areas of expertise

• Spectroscopy techniques (UV-VIS absorption and fluorescence, IR, magnetic resonance), with applications to various physical and biological structures.
• Photophysical studies on biological systems and artificial membranes (liposomes).
• Protein-ligand interactions.
• Neural networks for the prediction of biomolecular structures.
• Modeling of bio-structures and biomolecular dynamics.

The program is accredited to be taught in Romanian; therefore, the Master’s thesis is written and defended in Romanian. The related research is carried out within the MDEO Center and/or in collaboration with research institutes and, in particular, with partner medical centers and hospitals.