Thijs van Dalen

Dr. Thijs van Dalen is a Researcher at Erasmus MC, specializing in the Department of Surgery. His work focuses on breast cancer, radiation therapy, surgical oncology, and pediatric neurology. He has contributed to studies on partial breast irradiation, genomic-guided treatment adjustments, and lymph node detection in melanoma.

• Key areas: Breast cancer treatment, radiation oncology, surgical techniques, and pediatric epilepsy.
• Collaborates nationally and internationally on clinical trials and registry studies.

His research emphasizes improving treatment outcomes through innovative techniques like MRI-guided irradiation and fluorescence imaging. He has published widely, with notable work on de-escalation strategies in breast cancer and seizure characterization in children.