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Radiation Protection Unit Randwyck

At the campus Randwyck, sources of ionising radiation such as X-ray devices and radioactive substances, are used in the fields of medical care, research and education.
The use of these sources requires a governmental license, according to the Nuclear Energy Law.
The radiation protection unit manages this license, on behalf of the boards of the institutions that collaborate in radiation protection: Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht University (UM), Maastro Clinic, Maastro Proton Therapy BV and Brightlands Incubators Maastricht BV.

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Exercise Safety Region
In addition to accredited courses and refresher courses, the Radiation Protection Unit also provides training for external parties. In February, the Limburg-South Safety Region came to visit for a refresher course and a practical lesson, during which an incident with a radioactive source was simulated. More of these exercises will take place later in 2025.

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Registration for SMSR and TMS-VRS D courses
The course SMSR starts May 15, 2025 and November 20, 2025.
The course TMS-VRS D starts September 2, 2025.


Check out our Education page for the full programs and course dates for 2025 and 2026.

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-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. 

Renewal of the accreditation for our courses
On December 23, 2022, the ANVS has accredited our courses for a new period of 5 years. We are thankful for the acknowledgement of the quality of our radiation education.

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.

NUCLEAR ENERGY LAW LICENSE
The institutions present on campus are strongly tied together, both physically as organizationally. For this reason, and because of a request by the governmental bodies, the institutions closely work together in the field of radiation protection, pursuing common policies.

Considering the scale, diversity and complexity of the applications of ionizing radiation within the institution, they have been granted a shared complex license. Partners in this license are the Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht University (UM), Maastro Clinic, Maastro Proton Therapy BV and Brightlands Incubators Maastricht BV. Even though the institutions agree on a joint policy, each corporate body is responsible for their own application(s) of sources of ionizing radiation. UM acts as a spokesperson for the complex license, on behalf of all participants. The complex license and its modifications can be found through the following links:

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. 

Policy on radiation protection
The joint policy on radiation protection has been formalized as the “Regulations on radiation protection Randwyck”. For further information, please contact us.  

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.

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