PhD student Radiotherapy

Hyperfast AI-based intraoperative treatment Plan Preparation in gYnecological brachytherapy

Job description

Brachytherapy is a radiotherapy modality employing a radioactive source that is guided through the tumor via applicators and implanted hollow catheters. This therapy is highly effective for gynecological tumors, but time and resource intensive. The long durations (9 hours including hours for treatment preparation) come at a high physical and psychological burden for the patients. With the AI-solutions that will be developed in this project we aim at significant reductions in treatment preparation time, while obtaining operator-independent high quality results. This will enhance patient experience and outcomes. It will lessen the resource burden in healthcare, facing personnel and capacity shortages. Concurrently, more complex treatments in lower-resources countries can be provided, where access to such care can be difficult.

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