Institute for Technology Development in Radiation Therapy – radART
Research
At the institute, we secure international patents for key technologies, processes, and systems that have been developed for commercial use by industry partners.. However, this is done only to the extent necessary for securing third-party funding and research contracts.
Progress is primarily communicated through publications. The solutions developed are also made freely available to the scientific community to ensure further validation and to foster accelerated development and deployment of effective new technologies through broad international collaboration.
The institute does not aim to develop innovations into market-ready commercial products for economic benefit. That role is left to the industry and can be transferred to new companies (spin-offs) if needed. The main task is to innovate within the clinical environment by proposing, refining, and disseminating prototypes, methods, and systems. This contributes to improving radiotherapy for cancer patients and facilitates the wider adoption of effective solutions in clinics worldwide.
The institute strives to network radiotherapy by developing information technologies that support extramural consultations and highly specialized treatment services. These technologies should also enable participation in multicenter studies aimed at improving quality standards in radiation therapy.
Forschungsschwerpunkte
- Adaptive image-guided workflows and protocols for radiation and particle therapy
- Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) reconstruction
- Optimization of CBCT image quality
- Dual-Energy CBCT
- Software-based image correction for flat-panel X-ray imaging
- 2D/3D and 3D/3D image registration and tracking
- Deep/Machine Learning for X-ray image processing and its application in radiomics