DKFZ
Medizinische Physik in der Radiologie
Seminar Methods of Physics in Biology and Medicine

Summer 2025

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
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)

 

TOPICS FOR TALKS

 

  1. Ultrasound imaging (US)
  2. Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
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  3. Physics of nuclear spin systems / Nuclear magnetism
  4. NMR imaging of tissue water protons (MRI)
  5. Fast MRI / Echo–planar imaging (EPI) / Advanced k–space–readout techniques
  6. Compressed–sensing MRI
     
  7. Diffusion-Weighted MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) (lesion detection, brain connectivity mapping)
  8. Perfusion imaging: MRI contrast agents, arterial spin labeling (ASL)
  9. Functional MRI (fMRI) for measuring brain activation
  10. X–nuclei imaging (17O, 23Na, 39K, 3He...)
  11. Hyperpolarization of nuclear spin systems
  12. Xenon-based molecular sensors
     
  13.  1D and 2D high–resolution NMR spectroscopy
  14. In vivo NMR spectroscopy (MRS)
  15. Monitoring energy metabolism in vivo with 31P NMR
  16. Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST)
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  17. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
  18. Positron emission tomography (PET)
  19. PET hybrid devices (PET/CT, MR/PET)
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  20. Fluorescence imaging and immunofluorescence
  21. Bioluminescence imaging
  22. Phase contrast microscopy
  23. Stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED)
  24. Single–plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) / Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFP)
  25. Thin light–sheet microscopy (TLSM)
  26. Spectral precision distance microscopy (SPDM)
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  27. Hyperthermic therapy
  28. Simulations of hyperthermia therapy
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  29. Auto–regulation / Feedback systems biology
  30. Systems biology and enzymatic systems
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  31. Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
  32. Radiobiology (effects of ionizing radiation on biological systems / cells)
  33. Radiation chemistry and radiation bio–chemistry
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  34. Planning of radiotherapeutic treatments: 2D and 3D planning techniques, excluding IMRT
  35. Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
  36. FLASH radiotherapy
  37. Image–guided radiotherapy (IGRT): Cone–Beam–CT
  38. Volumetric arc therapy (VMAT), Rapid Arc, Tomotherapy
  39. Physics of radiotherapy with protons, in particular eye treatments
  40. Radiotherapy with heavy ions
  41. Laser ion / proton acceleration
  42. Radionuclide therapy
  43. Brachytherapy
  44. Radio–immunotherapy
  45. MR–guided radiotherapy (MR–Linac / MR–cobalt therapy)
  46. Stereotactic body radiation (SBRT)
  47. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
  48. Radiography with ions
  49. Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy
  50. 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).

 

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