Associate Professor
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Biography
Martin Fast studied physics at the University of Heidelberg (2005-2010). From 2010-2013 he conducted his PhD studies on “New Methods for Motion Management During Radiation Therapy” at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. After postdoc appointments at The Institute of Cancer Research - Royal Marsden hospital in London (2013-2016) and the Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital (2017-2019), Dr Fast was appointed as associate professor in the radiotherapy department of the UMC Utrecht in 2019. Dr Fast’s main research interest is the development of MRI-guided real-time adaptive radiotherapy. He is currently the (co-)author of 60+ peer-reviewed publications with more than 1800 citations. A full list of publications is available on GoogleScholar.
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Research aim
By developing and implementing advanced imaging and AI, we aim to enhance individualized detection, prediction, and minimally invasive treatment of cardiovascular disease.This optimizes patient selection, treatment guidance, and clinical outcomes.
Go to groupResearch aim
The experimental clinical physics group is developing, exploring and clinically evaluating new adaptive workflows for MRI and X-ray guided radiotherapy, e.g. for the hybrid 1.5T MRI linac which has been developed in UMC Utrecht and is currently on the market via Elekta as the Unity system.
Go to groupBoard member of Image Science community - Bring talented people together and to stimulate multidisciplinary research across campus. - Strategic Theme Life Sciences Utrecht
Associate Editor - Editorial responsibilities at a scientific journal - Medical Physics
