Training

INSTN is France’s National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology; operating under the aegis of the CEA (the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), INSTN offers highly specialized academic programs and training courses.

For 60 years INSTN has been teaching the nuclear science and Technology know-how used in energy and healthcare. The school brings substantial strengths:

• A network of guest lecturers combining industry expertise and teaching skills
• Curriculum design experience
• A capacity to build bridges between research, academics, and industry

And in the field of healthcare, INSTN is France’s only training center for professionals working with ionizing radiation:

• Medical physicists, with the national radiological and medical physics certificate program offered in conjunction with the Gustave Roussy Cancer Institute (IGR) and the Société française de physique médicale (SFPM, the French society of medical physics)
• Nuclear medicine physicians and nuclear medicine pharmacists, under France’s national medical specialty degree (DES and DESC) programs in nuclear medicine, nuclear medicine pharmacology, and radiobiology in conjunction with the relevant medical and pharmacy schools

INSTN is also a stakeholder in the Doseo center, overseeing and facilitating educational and training programs. INSTN designs, develops, and delivers training programs on the latest radiotherapy and associated medical imaging technologies. There are programs and courses for students and practicing professionals in France and beyond on highly specialized topics such as:

• Medical physics
• Ionizing radiation dosimetry
• Metrology
• Calculation and simulation codes
• Risk management in radiotherapy (human and organizational factors)

Learn more at http://www-instn.cea.fr/