Main research topics:
Macroscopic dose distribution
Adaptive treatment planning
"Kill-painting" (e.g. to treat hypoxic tumours)
Mathematical optimization algorithms
Treatment planning with TRiP98 for combined multi-ion treatments
"Space TRiP": adaptation of radiotherapy planning concepts for space radiation protection applications, extension of TRiP98 to higher (FAIR) energies
Microscopic Monte Carlo calculations
Low energy electron interactions
Radiation chemistry under ultra-high dose rate irradiation
Oxygen Effect
Nanoparticle radiation enhancement and electron emission from solids
Experimental validation of treatment planning
Verification of 3D dose distributions
Biological verification using gel-based 3D bio-phantoms
Biological phantoms with different oxygen concentrations
Tests of adaptive treatment plans