UNAL & IEEE-NPSS School of Medical Physics and Emerging Technologies

America/Bogota
Description

The UNAL & IEEE-NPSS School of Medical Physics and Emerging Technologies will cover the application of nuclear  instrumentation and technology in energy and medicine. It will be held at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá October 13-16, 2026.

The program will include:

  • Particle accelerators & applications in medicine
  • Radiation detectors & medical imaging
  • Internal and external dosimetry
  • AI in therapy and diagnosis
  • Theragnostics


The program will consist of a series of lectures (some in-person, some online) and practical exercises with radiation measurements.  Please see the timetable for more details. Some lectures will be in English, some lectures will be in Spanish.

The school is open to students (master and PhD) from science and engineering. The number of participants is limited. You will need to apply by registering on this website.

Please apply using the link below ("Apply Now"). Deadline for applications is August 31, 2026

Participation in the school is free of charge. We have some funds available to support travel for participants from outside Bogotá. You can apply for support during your application.

For additional information please contact
Registration
Application Form for Participants
    • 08:00 08:30
      Welcome & Introduction to the program 30m
    • 08:30 09:30
      Detectors I 1h
      Speaker: Marek Flaska
    • 09:30 10:30
      Medical Imaging Techniques 1h
      Speaker: Andrea Gonzalez Montoro
    • 10:30 10:50
      Coffee 20m
    • 10:50 11:50
      GATE simulation and applications 1h
      Speaker: Trang Hoang
    • 11:50 12:50
      Introduction to Photon Counting 1h
      Speaker: Masaharu Nomachi
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 14:00 17:00
      Exercises: Particle Identification / Radiacode / Photon Counting 3h
    • 08:30 09:30
      Detectors II 1h
      Speaker: Marek Flaska
    • 09:30 10:30
      Radiation booklet & nuclear power 1h
      Speaker: Patrick Le Du
    • 10:30 10:50
      Coffee 20m
    • 10:50 11:50
      tbd 1h
      Speaker: Ian Rossi
    • 11:50 12:50
      PET Imaging 1h
      Speaker: Andrea Gonzalez Montoro
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 14:00 17:00
      Exercises: Particle Identification / Radiacode / Photon Counting 3h
    • 08:30 09:30
      Development and Dosimetric Evaluation of a Modular 3D-Printed Anthropomorphic Head-and-Neck Phantom for Radiotherapy Applications 1h
      Speaker: William Jaramillo Garzón
    • 09:30 10:30
      Radiopharmacy & Theragnostics 1h
      Speaker: Cornelia Hoehn
    • 10:30 10:50
      Coffee 20m
    • 10:50 11:50
      tbd 1h
      Speaker: Sair Arquez Mendoza
    • 11:50 12:50
      AI in Medical Imaging 1h
      Speaker: Muheng Li
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 14:00 17:00
      Exercises: Particle Identification / Radiacode / Photon Counting 3h
    • 08:30 09:30
      Protontherapy 1h
      Speaker: Martin Grossmann
    • 09:30 10:30
      tbd 1h
      Speaker: UNAL 2
    • 10:30 10:50
      Coffee 20m
    • 10:50 11:50
      tbd 1h
      Speaker: Sindy Chamorro
    • 11:50 12:50
      tbd 1h
      Speaker: UNAL 3
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 14:00 15:00
      A Career in Physics 1h
      Speaker: Martin Grossmann
    • 15:00 17:00
      Young Professionals Session 2h
      Speaker: various