ESMPE European School for Medical Physics Experts 

School for Radiation Biology

19th-21st February 2026, Porto, Portugal

EFOMP in collaboration with the Portuguese association for Medical Physics (APFISMED) would like to invite you to the next ESMPE on 19th-21st February 2026. The school will provide an overview of radiation biology, from the basics models to the clinically applied models such as the LQM. In addition, the course reviews the impact of oxygen in radiation therapy of tissues/cells. This one-day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in Radiotherapy.

This two-and-half day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved or interested in diagnostic and interventional radiology. There will be an optional examination at the end for those seeking a higher level of certification beyond attendance.

ESMPE have decided this event will be in a hybrid format. All lecturers will give their talks on-site in Porto, Portugal, but participants can choose if they want to attend the school on-site or online, it will be livestreamed.

Please note: All times shown are in GMT Portugal is one hour behind CET

Content

Physics of radiation interaction
Microdosimetrical aspects
Molecular basis of radiation response
Molecular approaches to radiation therapy
Basic radiobiology, which includes an overview survival fractions, RBE, LET, etc.
Clinical radiobiology, which introduction to fractionation, oxygen effect, TCP, NTCP, etc

Organisers

Joao Seco, Iuliana Toma-Dasu (Scientific Chairs)

Joao Seco (Chair of the School)

Local organisers

APFISMED https://apfismed.pt/

Department of Physics & Astronomy of the
Sciences Faculty – Porto University
(DFA/FCUP)