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Joost Verburg, PhD

Medical Physicist / Head of Proton Dosimetry Verification Lab

Assistant Professor

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Research

Project lead, prompt gamma-ray spectroscopy for proton range verification.

Education

PhD in Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2015.
MSc in Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2011.
BSc in Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2009.

Honors

AAPM Annual Meeting 2019, best in physics selection.
PTCOG 2019, Micheal Goitein best abstract award in physics.
Physics World Breakthrough of the Year 2018, finalist.
Winter Institute of Medical Physics 2017, early career award.
AAPM Annual Meeting 2016, science council selection.
AAPM Annual Meeting 2015, third place young investigator award.
Roberts Prize finalist 2014. One of five nominees for the best paper published in Physics in Medicine and Biology in 2014.
IEEE Medical Imaging Conference 2014, second place student paper award.
Physics in Medicine and Biology, Highlights of 2014: Proton range verification through prompt gamma-ray spectroscopy.

Dissertation

Reducing Range Uncertainty in Proton Therapy (2015)

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Publications

F. Hueso-González, M. Rabe M, T. A. Ruggieri TA, T. Bortfeld, J. M. Verburg. A full-scale clinical prototype for proton range verification using prompt gamma-ray spectroscopy. Phys. Med. Biol. 63, 185019 (2018).
J. M. Verburg and J. Seco. Proton range verification through prompt gamma-ray spectroscopy. Phys. Med. Biol. 59, 7089–7106 (2014).
J. M. Verburg, M. Testa and J. Seco. Range verification of passively scattered proton beams using prompt gamma-ray detection. Phys. Med. Biol. 60, 1019–1029 (2015).
J. M. Verburg, K. Riley, T. Bortfeld and J. Seco. Energy- and time-resolved detection of prompt gamma-rays for proton range verification. Phys. Med. Biol. 58, L37–L49 (2013).
J. M. Verburg, H. A. Shih and J. Seco. Simulation of prompt gamma-ray emission during proton radiotherapy. Phys. Med. Biol. 57, 5459–5472 (2012).
J. M. Verburg et al. Automated Monte Carlo simulation of proton therapy treatment plans. Techol. Cancer Res. T. 15, NP35-NP46 (2016).
J. M. Verburg and J. Seco. Dosimetric accuracy of proton therapy for chordoma patients with titanium implants. Med. Phys. 40, 071727 (2013).
J. M. Verburg and J. Seco. CT metal artifact reduction method correcting for beam hardening and missing projections. Phys. Med. Biol. 57, 2803–2818 (2012).
M. Testa, C. H. Min, J. M. Verburg et al. Range verification of passively scattered proton beams based on prompt gamma time patterns. Phys. Med. Biol. 59, 4181–4196 (2014).
M. Testa, J. M. Verburg, M. Rose et al. Proton radiography and proton computed tomography based on time-resolved dose measurements. Phys. Med. Biol. 58, p. 8215–8233 (2013).
M. F. Spadea, J. M. Verburg, G. Baroni and J. Seco. The impact of low-Z and high-Z metal implants in IMRT: A Monte Carlo study of dose inaccuracies in commercial dose algorithms. Med. Phys. 41, 011702 (2013).
M. F. Spadea, J. M. Verburg, G. Baroni and J. Seco. Dosimetric assessment of a novel metal artifact reduction method in CT images. J. Appl. Clin. Med. Phys. 41, 011702 (2013).
L. Gjesteby, B. de Man., Y. Jin, H. Paganetti, J. M. Verburg, D. Giantsoudi and G. Wang. Metal artifact reduction in CT: Where are we after four decades?. IEEE. Access 4. 5826–5849 (2016).
D. Giantsoudi, B. de Man., J. M. Verburg, A. Trofimov, Y. Jin, G. Wang and H. Paganetti Metal artifacts in computed tomography for radiation therapy planning: dosimetric effects and impact of metal artifact reduction. Phys. Med. Biol. (2016).