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                    Research

                    The main goal of the research programme is to foster innovation in the field of experimental and clinical medical physics to improve the detection, characterization and treatment of cancer, thus opening new avenues in the field of image-guided cancer therapy. GRK2274's main focus is on advancing imaging and therapy with non-ionizing and ionizing radiation, from more fundamental pre-clinical developments up to clinical translation and evaluation, in close connection with experienced clinicians. In addition to the Ph.D. projects, the research programme comprises clinical projects for M.D. candidates. The twofold goal is to ensure the clinical relevance of the research projects as well as to establish a platform where physicists and other researchers can communicate with clinical partners to acquire an understanding of the specific principles and challenges of the different disciplines.

                    The research programme is structured in three core areas:

                    Research Area A - Computing
                    Computing is a research area where technologies that can benefit several applications are explored and developed, with emphasis on advanced modelling of radiation transport by Monte Carlo methods (MC) and image processing by machine learning algorithms.

                    Research Area B - Imaging
                    This area comprises research in imaging using multiple modalities, e.g. phase-contrast X-ray imaging, single photon counting for spectral CT, dual energy computed tomography (DECT), hybrid PET/MRI systems and advanced MRI sequences for functional imaging, fingerprinting and radiomics.

                    Research Area C - Therapy
                    Research area C will address fundamentally new developments in pre-clinical external radiotherapy (RT) based on laser-accelerated protons, as well as advance treatment techniques already in clinical use, namely external radiotherapy with photons and neutrons, internal radionuclide therapy and photodynamic therapy. 


                    Projects in Research Area A - Computing
                    TopicPrincipal Investigator(s) / Co-PI(s)     Doctoral Candidate(s)
                    A1 Hybrid patient model for MC computing   K. Parodi / G. DedesE. Kollitz
                    A2 Automated image segmentation for RT planning    B. Menze, S. CombsF. Navarro
                    Projects in Research Area B - Imaging
                    TopicPrincipal Investigator(s) / Co-PI(s)Doctoral candidate(s)
                    B1 - Phase-contrast imaging and spectral CT in phantom studies and animal models     F. Pfeiffer,  J. HerzenJ. Scholz, T. Sellerer
                    B2 - Phase-contrast imaging for radiotherapyP. CoanM. Romano
                    B3 - Dual energy CT for small animal imagingJ. WilkensM. Duda
                    B4 - Dual energy CT for proton therapyK. Parodi / G. LandryK. Niepel, H.Schmitz (assoc), Maria Kawula (assoc)
                    B5 - Image reconstruction in spectral CTD. PfeifferJ.Hammel, S. Beck
                    B6 - Image reconstruction in PET/MRIS. NekollaB. Bogdanovic
                    B7 - Robust evaluation of IVIM- and DCE-MRI for perfusion quantificationB. Ertl-Wagner / M. Ingrisch, O. Dietrich     A. Mittermeier
                    B8 - Machine learning and qualitative imaging: multimodal physiological maps via MRI fingerprinting   M. Menzel, B. MenzeS.Endt
                    Projects in Research Area C - Therapy
                    TopicPrincipal Investigator(s) / Co-PI(s)Doctoral candidate(s)
                    C1 - Ionoacoustic detection of laser-driven ion beamsJ. Schreiber, K. ParodiS. Gerlach
                    C2 - Secondary neutrons at laser-driven proton sources     W. RühmM. Tisi
                    C3 - Neutron therapy planningJ. Wilkens, S. Combs      L. Sommer
                    C4 - Adaptive radiotherapy physicsC. Belka / F. KampM. Rabe
                    C5 - MC based dosimetry for radionuclide therapyS. Ziegler / G. Böning, H. IlhanJ. Brosch-Lenz, 
                    C6 - Interstitial photodynamic therapyR. Sroka / A. RühmM. Aumiller, C. Heckl (assoc)

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