The RAPTOR -Real-time Adaptive Particle Therapy Of Cancer Innovative Training Network (ITN) is looking for a highly motivated PhD student to join the project. The offered position is available from January 2022.
Proton therapy (PT) is an advanced type of radiotherapy used to treat a constantly rising number of cancer patients. PT allows to target tumour with a high accuracy while sparing healthy surrounding tissue from dose. However, changes in anatomy or positioning and organ motion give rise to uncertainties which need to be further minimized to exploit the full benefits of PT. Adapting PT plans in real time has the potential to provide truly personalized treatments, allowing for better target control and less toxicity The main objective of RAPTOR is to advance the proton therapy(PT) for real-time use.
The researcher recruited in RAPTOR will conduct research project at both academic and non-academic health care facilities, which will sharpen their focus on clinical needs with respect to real-time adaptive PT. The active involvement of industry ensures that the transfer of industry-relevant skills is an integral part of individual ESR projects. This will guarantee rapid translation of clinical needs into innovative and marketable solutions.
RAPTOR aims to train a new generation of researchers, enabling a paradigm shift from treatment approaches that are manual and stepwise to those that are automatic and seamless, while assuring standardized clinical implementation of real-time adaptive PT.
The recruited ESR will acquire a broad range of advanced and transferable skills within a unique, innovative, multidisciplinary and inter-sectoral training environment. Regular training schools and secondments to other EU academic and industrial partners will allow them to develop a broad range of valuable transferable skills.
AVAILABLE PhD position
ESR4 : Advanced use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Adaptive Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy, Host: Cancer Research Center Groningen (CRCG) Research Institute of the University Medical Center Groningen – UMCG, Netherlands.
Similar Positions
-
Ph D In Sociology (1.0 Fte), University of Groningen, Netherlands, about 15 hours ago
We are seeking a highly motivated and qualified PhD student to join our research project PROMISE, focusing on the taboo surrounding loneliness among older migrants, as well as the cultural adaptat...
-
Ph D Position Photopharmacology (1.0 Fte), University of Groningen, Netherlands, about 15 hours ago
Without biological membranes, there would be no life as we know it. Transport of molecules and information across these membranes is carried out by integral membrane protein channels, receptors, p...
-
Ph D In Sociology (1.0 Fte), University of Groningen, Netherlands, about 17 hours ago
PhD in Sociology (1.0 FTE) (V24.0193) « Back to the overview Job description We are seeking a highly motivated and qualified PhD student to join our research project PROMISE, focusing on the taboo...
-
Ph D Position Salt Marsh Survival, Wageningen University and Research Center, Netherlands, about 19 hours ago
Your job Are you passionate about understanding how salt marshes survive in changing marine conditions and human influences? Do you want to contribute to predicting their development for coastal p...
-
Ph D Position On Aphid Plant Microbiome Interactions, Wageningen University and Research Center, Netherlands, about 19 hours ago
Your job PhD position - Versatile aphids: the role of salivary components and the microbiome on aphid-plant interactions We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate in the field of insect-pl...
-
Ph D Position On The Topic Relational Drivers Of Audit Quality: Up Close And Personal, University of Groningen, Netherlands, 12 days ago
Organisation Job description The Graduate School of the Faculty of Economics and Business at University of Groningen has a fully funded PhD position on the topic “The Relational Drivers of Audit Q...