PhD position on Clinical implementation of MRI and CBCT based adaptive radiation oncology

PhD position on “Clinical implementation of MRI and CBCT based adaptive radiation oncology”

About the Project

This research project will focus on different pillars: (1) Evaluation of the use of MRI and CBCT in an adaptive treatment protocol for head and neck cancer patients ; (2) Clinical implementation and evaluation of MRI-guided adaptive brachytherapy for anal and rectal cancer; (3) Inclusion of CBCT image information in daily clinical routine employing deep-learning-based models for organ segmentation and workflow development

Key Responsibilities

1. Workflow development

• Contributing to clinical protocols for CBCT and X-ray based treatment adaptation

• Script development for automating clinical workflows

2. Clinical studies

• Participation in retrospective and prospective clinical studies

• Interdisciplinary collaboration with radiation oncology, radiology and medical physics.

• Organisation, support and supervision of the implementation of the clinical studies including patient monitoring.

3. Data analysis and validation

• Evaluation of CBCT-based autosegmentation

• Analysis and processing of longitudinal MRI data

• Radiotherapy treatment plan comparison

Qualifications

• MSc or equivalent degree in biomedical engineering, physics, medical informatics or other technology-oriented medical studies.

• Research interest for MRI in radiation oncology, image-guided adaptive radiotherapy, clinical workflow development

• Skills in data management and basic statistical methods required, basic knowledge in radiation oncology and radiology recommended, experience in image analysis and processing preferred.