Radiation Protection Unit Randwyck

Refresher course RPE
We have some exciting lectures planned in our refresher program for radiation protection experts at the level CD and ACD. Lonneke van Bochove [Stralingsupport] talks about naturally occuring radioactive materials (NORM) in the oil and gas industry and geothermal energy. This lecture is in Dutch.
Patricia Bekhuis [RIVM] talks about radio ecology. This lecture is in English. 
More information can be found on our education page.

Registration for SMSR, TMS-VRS D and TMS-MR courses

• The next course SMSR starts December 3, 2026. Register now!
  Registrations for the Fall 2027 course are open.
• The next course TMS-VRS D starts September 15, 2026. This course is full. 
  Registrations for the Spring 2027 or Fall 2027 courses are open.
• The next course TMS-MR starts September 15, 2026. This course is full.
  Please inquire for participation in 2027.
  
  Check out our Education page for the full programs and course dates.

Refresher courses
We offer 3 different refresher courses:

• Radiation Protection Expert (at the level of ACD and CD, with registration points)
• TMS-VRS D
• TMS-Röntgen (for those who work with X-ray applications, at the levels TMS-MR, TMS-MT and/or TMS-VT)

If you are interested in participating in one of our refresher courses, please contact us.
Check out our Education page for the full programs. 

USE OF IONIZING RADIATION ON THE RANDWYCK CAMPUS
At the biomedical campus Randwyck, a large variety of sources of ionizing radiation is in use: X-ray devices for medical diagnostics, linear accelerators for radiotherapy, and dispersible radioactive substances for research, medical applications and educational purposes. The use of these sources requires a license by the Nuclear Energy Law. The joint policy on radiation protection has been formalized as the “Regulations on radiation protection Randwyck”. The permit (and all amendments to it) and the Regulations can be found on the page 'Permit and policy'.

RADIATION PROTECTION UNIT
A radiation protection unit is a requirement for a complex license. The members of the unit independently oversee the interpretation and compliance with the requirements in the license, as well as secure the health and safety of man and environment, on behalf of the licensees. The unit also has a role in the preparation of joint policies, takes care of legally obligatory administration and registrations, and organizes educational programs in the field of radiation protection.

The radiation protection unit is organizationally placed with the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML) of Maastricht University, but works for all license partners. This construction is contractually formalized. 

RADIATION PROTECTION EXPERTISE AND EDUCATION
The law requires expertise in the field of radiation protection when professionally applying sources of ionizing radiation. Different applications and tasks require various expertise levels.

The Radiation Protection Unit sees to it, that employees have been trained at the correct expertise level, but also guards that their expertise and competences are kept up to date. For this reason, the radiation protection unit offers governmentally accredited courses on radiation protection, as well as refresher courses on various levels. Read more about the programs on the education page.