Our laboratories of type B according to the meaning of the federal ordinance on radiological protection (ORaP) are the only two of their category in the whole of the Swiss HES. They are equipped and approved for performing work requiring the use of radioactive sources. Consequently, the personnel and students are classified as «persons professionally exposed to radiation» and, as such, are subject to statutory medical and dosimetric checks.
These laboratories are used for the bachelor’s degree training of engineers and technicians in medical radiology and for applied research, as well as for the provision of services.
The nuclear chemistry laboratory is equipped with installations, devices and various equipment for the processing, preparation and analysis of radioactive chemical products, such as:
The nuclear physics laboratory is well equipped with various measuring systems for measuring activity, such as:
Head of laboratory