Wouter ven Elmpt

Biography

Wouter van Elmpt is senior scientist specialized in advanced image acquisition and analysis for cancer patients at the MAASTRO clinic, Maastricht (The Netherlands). He is also appointed at the Maastricht University as an assistant professor since January 2015. He holds a Master of Science degree in Applied Physics from the Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) and he obtained his PhD at the Maastricht University (The Netherlands) in 2009 in the field of radiotherapy treatment verification. In 2011, he was awarded a personal Fellowship for 4 years by the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) to investigate combined imaging modalities for characterization of tumour heterogeneity in lung cancer leading to individualized treatment. Multi-modality imaging for treatment personalization is at the core of his research interest: Implementation of new techniques such as dual-energy CT and dynamic contrast enhanced CT imaging, novel hypoxia PET markers, radiomics and advanced adaptive treatment strategies. Dr. van Elmpt is a member of the Physics and Young ESTRO committee members (largest European society for radiation oncology), member of the IRB and Strategy Team of MAASTRO clinic, published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and more than 200 abstracts/conference presentations and is work package leader and (co-)investigator on several national, company and European Union funded projects. Currently he has a focus on the implementation of innovation and research in routine clinical practice by leading an innovation team of different disciplines (e.g. physicist, physicians, technicians, engineers and IT) centered on high precision and adaptive radiotherapy techniques.