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Antoni Rucinski is a Professor at the Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) in Kraków, Poland. His primary affiliation includes a visiting professorship at IFJ PAN since 2017. He holds a Ph.D. in Medical Physics from Heidelberg University (2013) and a Master's in Automatics and Robotics/Medical Physics from the Technical University of Warsaw (2009). His research focuses on interdisciplinary advancements in medical physics, particularly charged particle therapy, including proton and carbon ion therapy. Key contributions include development of the INFN Dose Profiler, GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo treatment planning systems (FRED), and J-PET-based proton range monitoring technologies.
Education:
- Ph.D., Heidelberg University (2010–2013)
- Master’s, Technical University of Warsaw (2004–2009)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, INFN Rome (2015–2016)
Research Interests:
- Proton/carbon ion therapy treatment planning
- Radiobiological effectiveness modeling
- Monte Carlo simulations for dose calculation
- Development of real-time dose monitoring systems
- Translation of research innovations into clinical practice
Scientific Achievements:
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence (2017)
- Co-developed the FRED Monte Carlo code
- Pioneered J-PET-based proton range monitoring
Grants/Leadership:
- Principal Investigator of two Polish National Science Centre grants
- Leads a 5-researcher team at IFJ PAN
Labs/Teams: Active collaboration with Prof. Pawel Moskal’s group at Jagiellonian University on J-PET technology. Core member of the CCB Kraków proton therapy center research team.
