The Medical Physics Working Group covers the entire range of physical and technical tasks within the Clinic and Polyclinic for Nuclear Medicine.

Handling open radioactive substances in nuclear medicine requires adherence to a wide range of conditions, with ensuring radiation protection for both patients and staff being a central responsibility.

The working group is also responsible for the proper functioning of all imaging modalities (e.g., PET/CT, SPECT/CT), optimizing imaging, and developing imaging protocols for specific cases. The focus areas are primarily comprehensive image processing in oncology (e.g., contouring to use PET/CT for radiation treatment planning) and neurology (e.g., statistical and parametric imaging for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases using SPECT and PET).

Additionally, the group is involved in the application of physical and biodosimetric methods, as well as optimizing dosimetric procedures. Of particular interest are therapeutic radionuclides such as Iodine-131, Yttrium-90, and Lutetium-177.

Radiation Protection

• Acting as Radiation Protection Officers for the physical and technical aspects of handling open radioactive substances for nuclear medical examinations and treatments,
• Addressing all aspects relevant to radiation protection in accordance with the Radiation Protection Act and Ordinance,
• Personnel dosimetry for staff occupationally exposed to radiation.

Quality Assurance

• Performing regular quality control measures on the clinic’s measurement and equipment technology in close cooperation with the medical technologists (MT-R) and the staff of the Radiopharmacy Working Group.

Participation in Diagnostics and Treatment

• Radiation treatment planning, monitoring, and verification of radionuclide therapies,
• Data evaluation and analysis (oncology, neurology),
• Pharmacokinetic analyses (oncology, neurology),
• Dosimetry for innovative radionuclide therapies ([¹⁷⁷Lu]Lu-/[⁹⁰Y]Y-DOTATOC, [¹⁷⁷Lu]Lu-/[⁹⁰Y]Y-PSMA),
• Physical and technical support in the setup, execution, and routine implementation of imaging system protocols.