10.01.24

An interesting PhD position is now open at the Danish Centre for Particle Therapy.

This PhD project focuses on the investigation of a new computed tomography (CT) scanner technology, so-called photon counting CT, for the use in treatment planning of proton therapy.

We are looking for a motivated candidate with a background in physics, biomedical engineering or a related field.

In the PhD project, the possibility to reduce the so-called range uncertainty margin in proton therapy will be investigated. New methods for proton range estimation will be developed and evaluated to investigate their accuracy, and their potential gain will be clinically assessed by applying them on retrospective patient data to evaluate if they will lead to a dose reduction to the healthy tissue. Moreover, based on photon counting CT scans of prostate cancer patients, included in a randomized clinical trial for photon vs proton therapy, the advantages of photon counting CT in terms of image quality will be investigated for the potential improvement of delineation accuracy.

Find more information in the call

The application deadline is February 19.