Rune Hansen
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Rune Hansen is a leading figure in medical physics, whose research centers on advancing real-time adaptive radiotherapy for cancer treatment. His most impactful work tackles a critical challenge: compensating for tumor motion during radiation delivery. In a landmark multi-institutional study cited 95 times, Hansen led a comprehensive comparison of four major adaptive radiotherapy systems—robotic, gimbaled, multileaf collimator, and couch tracking—to test whether adaptive techniques improve dosimetric accuracy over non-adaptive methods when using patient-measured tumor motion. The findings demonstrated that real-time adaptation significantly enhances treatment precision, directly improving the therapeutic ratio by better targeting tumors while sparing healthy tissue. This work has shaped clinical practice by validating the efficacy of motion management technologies across diverse platforms. Hansen’s contributions have earned him recognition as an authority in adaptive radiotherapy, with his research informing the design of more intelligent, responsive treatment systems. His studies continue to guide physicists and clinicians in implementing real-time tracking, ultimately helping to deliver safer, more effective radiation therapy to patients with moving tumors.
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