Maarten Dirkx

M.L.P. (Maarten) Dirkx is a researcher and medical physicist at Erasmus MC's Radiation Oncology department, specializing in online adaptive radiotherapy, image-guided radiotherapy, and automated treatment planning. Since 1997, he has focused on clinical implementation of advanced radiation therapies and personalization of patient treatments.

• Education: Physics degree from Eindhoven University of Technology (1990)
• PhD: 'Static and dynamic beam intensity modulation using a multileaf collimator' from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2000)

His research emphasizes innovation implementation protocols, CBCT imaging systems, and treatment planning accuracy. Recent work includes automated planning for prostate/lung cancer and AI-driven autosegmentation in pelvic imaging.

Dirkx supervises medical physics residents and has led three PhD projects, alongside mentoring multiple master's and QME students. He contributes to professional advisory boards (FMS, NVRO) and leads the project 'Implementation and evaluation of automated treatment planning.'