Seminar: Methods of Physics in Biology and Medicine
Sommersemester 2025
Tuesday, 18:00 (c.t.) – 19:45 h
(Starting time moved to c.t., i.e. 18:15 h)
(This seminar is offered every summer and winter semester. Information on the seminar in the past winter semster 2024/25)
This seminar will be offered in hybrid mode (presentations are to be given at DKFZ).
On 15.04.2025, there will be a short meeting to discuss questions (no talk).
You can participate either in person in INF 223, Room number F.01.088 or online via Zoom. The seminar will be transmitted via a room video conferencing system. See plan for location of the seminar room below.
Zoom access:
https://dkfz-de.zoom-x.de/j/88052936406
Meeting-ID: 880 5293 6406
Registration:
All talks have been assigned. Now, it is only possible to register for our waiting list (in case there will be cancellations, talks can be assigned).
Schedule
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Date | Name | Topic |
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22.04.2025 | Aishwarya Kannan | Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) |
Anusha Antony Antony | Radiobiology (effects of ionizing radiation on biological systems / cells) | |
29.04.2025 | Lilly Metten | Radiotherapy with heavy ions |
Rakshitha Murali | Magnetoencephalography (MEG) | |
06.05.2025 | Luca Kempny | NMR imaging of tissue water protons (MRI) |
Jessica Sielaff | Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter | |
13.05.2025 | Tabita Bomhard | Planning of radiotherapeutic treatments: 2D and 3D planning techniques, excluding IMRT |
David Sabasch | PET hybrid devices (PET/CT, MR/PET) | |
20.05.2025 | Daniel Di Marco | Positron emission tomography (PET) |
David Palatz | X–nuclei imaging (17O, 23Na, 39K, 3He...) | |
27.05.2025 | Michael Gotzmann | Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) |
Mirija Claß | Perfusion imaging: MRI contrast agents, arterial spin labeling (ASL) | |
03.06.2025 | Alexander Wiegand | Radiography with ions |
Hannes Trescher | Monitoring energy metabolism in vivo with 31P NMR | |
10.06.2025 | Yuan Lai | Functional MRI (fMRI) for measuring brain activation |
Marike Schneider | Physics of radiotherapy with protons, in particular eye treatments | |
17.06.2025 | Konstantinos Koritsidis | FLASH radiotherapy |
Tariq Hammoudeh | Radionuclide therapy | |
24.06.2025 | Yeqingqing Huang | Brachytherapy |
Juan Alvarez | MR–guided radiotherapy (MR–Linac / MR–cobalt therapy) | |
01.07.2025 | Evans Siaw | Ultrasound imaging (US) |
Shahithya Vel Ilango | Photoacoustic imaging | |
08.07.2025 | Julius Laub | Laser ion / proton acceleration |
Julian Wendel | Fluorescence imaging and immunofluorescence | |
15.07.2025 | Bhuvaneshwari Muniappan | Bioluminescence imaging |
Moritz Thierfeld | Diffusion-Weighted MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) (lesion detection, brain connectivity mapping) | |
22.07.2025 | Xinlu Wu | Radiation chemistry and radiation bio–chemistry |
To receive 6 credit points: talk, written report and regular attendance are required.
- duration of talk: 40 min + 5 min questions (in case there is only one talk on the specific date, talks are allowed to be longer, if desired.)
- Talks will be given on-site at DKFZ and in parallel be transmitted via Zoom.
- written report: overview of the presented
topic, maximum 10 pages, to be handed in until
01. October 2025
(Please submit your report, the slides of
your talk and your
matriculation number [Matrikel-Nr.])
PD Dr. Tristan A. Kuder (t.kuder@dkfz.de), Prof. Joao Seco (j.seco@dkfz.de), Prof. Dr. Leif Schröder (leif.schroeder@dkfz.de)
- Ultrasound imaging (US)
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Physics of nuclear spin systems / Nuclear magnetism
- NMR imaging of tissue water protons (MRI)
- Fast MRI / Echo–planar imaging (EPI) / Advanced k–space–readout techniques
- Compressed–sensing MRI
- Diffusion-Weighted MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) (lesion detection, brain connectivity mapping)
- Perfusion imaging: MRI contrast agents, arterial spin labeling (ASL)
- Functional MRI (fMRI) for measuring brain activation
- X–nuclei imaging (17O, 23Na, 39K, 3He...)
- Hyperpolarization of nuclear spin systems
- Xenon-based molecular sensors
- 1D and 2D high–resolution NMR spectroscopy
- In vivo NMR spectroscopy (MRS)
- Monitoring energy metabolism in vivo with 31P NMR
- Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- PET hybrid devices (PET/CT, MR/PET)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Fluorescence imaging and immunofluorescence
- Bioluminescence imaging
- Phase contrast microscopy
- Stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED)
- Single–plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) / Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFP)
- Thin light–sheet microscopy (TLSM)
- Spectral precision distance microscopy (SPDM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Hyperthermic therapy
- Simulations of hyperthermia therapy
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Auto–regulation / Feedback systems biology
- Systems biology and enzymatic systems
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
- Radiobiology (effects of ionizing radiation on biological systems / cells)
- Radiation chemistry and radiation bio–chemistry
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Planning of radiotherapeutic treatments: 2D and 3D planning techniques, excluding IMRT
- Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
- FLASH radiotherapy
- Image–guided radiotherapy (IGRT): Cone–Beam–CT
- Volumetric arc therapy (VMAT), Rapid Arc, Tomotherapy
- Physics of radiotherapy with protons, in particular eye treatments
- Radiotherapy with heavy ions
- Laser ion / proton acceleration
- Radionuclide therapy
- Brachytherapy
- Radio–immunotherapy
- MR–guided radiotherapy (MR–Linac / MR–cobalt therapy)
- Stereotactic body radiation (SBRT)
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- Radiography with ions
- Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy
- Photoacoustic imaging
Access to the seminar room: Due to a construction site, access to the main entrance is not obvious: Please refer to the following map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=16mEtQXetbcNAr7GM5Sxl5P1QreuCdRk&usp=sharing
Coming from the west (point A), walk along the northern side of the building in east direction to the construction site (blue line on the map), go up the stairs to the main entrance. In the main entrance hall, go the white staircase up to the first floor. You will be directly in front of the seminar room (see red markers on the map).
