See the general admission requirements
Procédures particulières :
Admission conditionsThe Royal Decree of the 30.05.2002, relating to the planning of the l'offre médicale published on the 14.06.2002, applies to those candidates wishing to obtain the title of specialist doctor in Radio-therapy oncology(those candidates are thus counted among the general practitioner candidates or specialists in the context of the numerus clausus).
Admission procedures
Applications for admission must be addressed to the academic supervisor. The organisation of the entrance selection tests is arranged in accordance with the calendar and the general examination rules and regulations.
Teaching Committee
President : P. Scalliet
Members : GREGOIRE Vincent, KIRKOVE Carine, RENARD Laurette, RICHARD Françoise. One representative from the MACCS.
Selection Committee
The Selection Committee is composed of the members of the Teaching Committee, to which are added two guest members and two coopted members.
part - Foundation studies
Two years of studies consisting of ("basic" subjects) :
• Theoretica courses : Atomic Physic, nuclear physics and radiation, Dosimetry and radiotherapy, general and special Radiobiology, Basic notions of radio-protection, Complements of radio-protection, special questions on radio-protection, Current techniques in irradiation, Radiophysicochemistry, Radiogenetics.
• Seminars
• A period of supervised hospital training
The theoretical sessions of the first two years form part of the specific university training programme (FUS, in French).
part - Higher studies
Three years of studies consisting of ("clinical" subjects ) :
• Theoretical courses : Complements in cancerology, Complements inchimiotherapy and antitumoral hormonotherapy, Radio-therapy Techniques (including physical, dosimetrical, radiobiological bases and clinical aspects), Tumour Pathology and radiopathology, Pharmacology
• Seminars : Seminars on diagnosing cancer
• A period of supervised hospital training : Oncology Policlinic (Oncological Chemiotherapy)
Second part
An evaluation of knowledge on the "clinical" subjects corresponding to the higher studies is carried out at the end of the fifth year. By way of reminder, an evaluation of knowledge is carried out on a national level at the end of the fourth year. This aims to test the "clinical" topics corresponding to the studies of the second part of the training course. A dissertation (level of undergraduate, or a publication juged to be equivalent) is required. This will then be defended in public.
Besides this, an attestation of competence in radio-protection and in the basic disciplines (physics of ionizing rays, dosimetry, radiobiology) issued by the University is compulsory to obtain the ministerail recognition allowing the use of ionizing rays in radiotherapy. Upon fulfilment of the above-described training requirements, the teaching committee will award the academic title in radiotherapy-oncology.
This title does not replace official recognition by the ministerial validation committee. It attests to the successful completion of an academic and scientific study programme in the context of specialised training leading to this validation. A Ph.D in medical sciences, orientation : radiotherapy-oncology may be undertaken by the candidates who have obtained more than a 70% score in the exams and who have presented their undergraduate dissertation. This Ph.D (clinical orientation) must be of the standard level required for a Ph.D in terms of its originality and volume of data contained.