Education and Degrees:

MS (Diploma): University of Heidelberg , Germany, 1988, Physics
Ph.D.: University of Heidelberg , Germany, 1990, Applied Physics
Habilitation: University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1995, Physics - download PDF file

Optimization of Radiotherapy Planning
Proton Radiotherapy
Image and Signal Processing for Radiotherapy

Recent Honors:

Fellow, The Institute of Physics , 2004
Fellow, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 2009

Editorial Boards:

Physics in Medicine and Biology : 2002-2005
Physics in Medicine and Biology (international advisory board): 1997-2001, 2006-
Radiotherapy and Oncology : 2003-
Physica Medica : 1997-2005
European Journal of Medical Physics : 2007-
Medizinische Physik (advisory board): 2007- 

Selected Recent Publications (total of more than 100 peer-reviewed papers):

Periodicals: 

Bortfeld T, Jokivarsi K, Goitein M, Kung J, Jiang SB. Effects of intra-fraction motion on IMRT dose delivery: statistical analysis and simulation. Phys Med Biol 2002;47:2203-2220.

High-Precision Radiation Therapy of Moving Targets. Bortfeld T, Chen GTY eds. Seminars in Radiation Oncology. 2004;14(1):1-100.

Trofimov A, Rietzel E, Lu HM, Martin B, Jiang S, Chen GT, Bortfeld T. Temporo-spatial IMRT optimization: concepts, implementation and initial results. Phys Med Biol. 2005;50(12):2779-98.

Craft DL, Halabi TF, Shih HA, Bortfeld TR. Approximating convex pareto surfaces in multiobjective radiotherapy planning. Med Phys. 2006;33(9):3399-407.

Bortfeld T. IMRT: a review and preview. Phys Med Biol. 2006;51(13):R363-79.

Bortfeld T, Paganetti H. The biologic relevance of daily dose variations in adaptive treatment planning. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006;65(3):899-906.

Chan TC, Bortfeld T, Tsitsiklis JN. A robust approach to IMRT optimization. Phys Med Biol. 2006;51(10):2567-83.

Parodi K, Paganetti H, Shih HA, Michaud S, Loeffler JS, DeLaney TF, Liebsch NJ, Munzenrider JE, Fischman AJ, Knopf A, Bortfeld T. Patient study of in vivo verification of beam delivery and range, using positron emission tomography and computed tomography imaging after proton therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007;68(3):920-34.

Trofimov A, Nguyen PL, Coen JJ, Doppke KP, Schneider RJ, Adams JA, Bortfeld TR, Zietman AL, Delaney TF, Shipley WU. Radiotherapy treatment of early-stage prostate cancer with IMRT and protons: a treatment planning comparison. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007;69(2):444-53. 

Unkelbach J, Chan TC, Bortfeld T. Accounting for range uncertainties in the optimization of intensity modulated proton therapy. Phys Med Biol. 2007;52(10):2755-73. 

Thieke C, Küfer KH, Monz M, Scherrer A, Alonso F, Oelfke U, Huber PE, Debus J, Bortfeld T. A new concept for interactive radiotherapy planning with multicriteria optimization: First clinical evaluation. Radiother Oncol. 2007;85(2):292-298.

Craft D, Süss P, Bortfeld T. The tradeoff between treatment plan quality and required number of monitor units in intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007;67(5):1596-605.

Books: 

Bortfeld T, Schmidt-Ullrich R, De Neve W, Wazer D (eds.). Image-Guided IMRT . Heidelberg: Springer Verlag; 2005.

Schlegel W, Bortfeld T, Grosu A-L (eds.). New Technologies in Radiation Oncology .  Heidelberg: Springer Verlag; 2005.