The focus of the Medical Radiation Physics research area is on the application of ionising particle radiation in medicine in the context of ion therapy. In close cooperation with the Marietta Blau Institute for Particle Physics (MBI), opens an external URL in a new window, in particular with the Detector Development Department, opens an external URL in a new window headed by Thomas Bergauer, opens an external URL in a new window, various topics in medical radiation physics and applied particle physics are being worked on at the MedAustron, opens an external URL in a new window research and therapy centre in Wiener Neustadt. The availability of proton beams up to 800 MeV and carbon and helium beams up to 400 MeV/nucleon at MedAustron, opens an external URL in a new window provides a unique research opportunity for particle physics and its application in particle therapy in Austria.

Enthusiastic students are an essential pillar of our research projects. The necessary qualifications are taught in specialised courses at TU Wien. This provides students with excellent opportunities to pursue their interest in the medical application of physics.