Ongoing
Lustermans D. (Planned defence 2026). Advanced imaging in radiotherapy [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University].
Lustermans D, Fonseca GP, Taasti VT, van de Schoot A, Petit S, van Elmpt W, Verhaegen F. Image quality evaluation of a new high-performance ring-gantry cone-beam computed tomography imager. Phys Med Biol. 2024 May 7;69(10). doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad3cb0. PMID: 38593826.
Lustermans D, Abdulrahim R, Taasti VT, Szkitsak J, Švėgždaitė E, Clarkin S, Reniers B, Verhaegen F, Paiva Fonseca G. Development of a novel 3D-printed dynamic anthropomorphic thorax phantom for evaluation of four-dimensional computed tomography. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2024 Oct 20;32:100656. doi: 10.1016/j.phro.2024.100656.
Bogowicz M, Lustermans D, Taasti VT, Hazelaar C, Verhaegen F, Fonseca GP, van Elmpt W. Evaluation of a cone-beam computed tomography system calibrated for accurate radiotherapy dose calculation. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2024 Feb 29;29:100566. doi: 10.1016/j.phro.2024.100566. PMID: 38487622; PMCID: PMC10937948.
Abdulrahim R. (Planned defence 2027). Development of dynamic phantoms and dosimetry [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University].
Stassem T (Planned 2028). Development of deformable phantoms for adaptative radiotherapy [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University].
Daenen L. (Planned defence 2028). 4D imaging and dose calculations in radiotherapy [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University].
Validation of the collapsed cone algorithm for HDR liver brachytherapy against Monte Carlo simulations 10.1016/j.brachy.2021.03.018
Brachytherapy treatment verification using gamma radiation from the internal treatment source combined with an imaging panel – a phantom study 10.1088/1361-6560/abf605
Treatment verification in high dose rate brachytherapy using a realistic 3D printed head phantom and an imaging panel 10.1016/j.brachy.2022.11.012
Time-resolved clinical dose volume metrics, calculations and predictions based on source tracking measurements and uncertainties to aid treatment verification and error detection for HDR brachytherapy – a proof-of-principle study 10.1088/1361-6560/ad580e
Concluded
van Wagenberg. (2025). Advances in dose calculation and treatment verification for high dose rate brachytherapy [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University].
Validation of the collapsed cone algorithm for HDR liver brachytherapy against Monte Carlo simulations 10.1016/j.brachy.2021.03.018
Brachytherapy treatment verification using gamma radiation from the internal treatment source combined with an imaging panel – a phantom study 10.1088/1361-6560/abf605
Treatment verification in high dose rate brachytherapy using a realistic 3D printed head phantom and an imaging panel 10.1016/j.brachy.2022.11.012
Time-resolved clinical dose volume metrics, calculations and predictions based on source tracking measurements and uncertainties to aid treatment verification and error detection for HDR brachytherapy – a proof-of-principle study 10.1088/1361-6560/ad580e
Bellezzo, M. (2020). Advanced methods for quality assurance and dose distribution improvement for high dose rate brachytherapy. [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University]. Gildeprint en Universitaire Pers Maastricht. https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20200611mb
Vaniqui de Santana, A. C. (2019). Pre-clinical radiotherapy: from imaging to dose. [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University]. Gildeprint en Universitaire Pers Maastricht. https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20191212av
van der Heyden, B. (2020). Advanced Computed Tomography imaging in radiotherapy. [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University]. Maastricht University. https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20200615bh
Wolfs, C. (2020). Quantitative methods for improved error detection in dose-guided radiotherapy. [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University]. Ipskamp Printing BV. https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20200925cw