Background and Motivation: 

The anatomical differences between upright and conventional supine or prone positioning in radiotherapy are significant, which presents new challenges in upright treatment planning. Comprehensively understanding anatomic differences and associated dosimetric impacts is essential to define clinical indication and treatment workflow for Upright RT. 

Goal: 

A comprehensive set of image datasets for the listed anatomical sites for upright treatment simulations encompassing both imaging and treatment planning and comparative upright vs. supine studies. 

Tasks:

• Conduct the comparative image acquisitions for HN, thoracic, upper and lower abdomen (in collaboration with ASG) 
• Evaluate anatomical differences and organ motion between upright and supine positioning
• Define treatment planning criteria and margin recipe via comprehensive comparison planning studies (in collaboration with Raysearch and GSI) 

• 3 months secondment @ASG (Upright MR imaging)
• 3 weeks research visiting @LU/LCC (supporting device)
• 3 weeks research visiting @GSI (arc-PT planning) 

• Close collaboration with ESR1 and PhDs students in PSI-CPT
• Teaching assistant for ETHz Physics department
• Presentation of research in the form of peer-reviewed publications, reports and oral presentations in workshops, symposiums and conferences
• Participation in Consortium training activities and secondment projects