Wens Kong

Wens Kong is a Researcher in the Radiotherapy department at Erasmus University Medical Center, specializing in advanced proton therapy techniques. Their work focuses on optimizing treatment planning for head and neck cancers through computational innovations.

Research interests center on Proton Therapy (100% fingerprint match), with significant contributions to Head and Neck Cancer (35%), Oropharynx Carcinoma (24%), and Treatment Planning (19%). Key methodologies include Bragg Peak engineering, DNA template modeling, and reduction of xerostomia through precision beam targeting. Current work emphasizes automated optimization systems for improving dose distribution while minimizing side effects.

Recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward fully-automated multi-criterial optimization systems, particularly for oropharyngeal cancer treatment. Research consistently addresses lateral dose penumbra reduction, robust treatment planning validation, and sparsity-induced computational acceleration - all aimed at enhancing proton therapy precision while maintaining clinical efficiency.

Collaborations include prominent researchers at Erasmus MC: Huiskes M., Habraken S.J.M., Astreinidou E., Rasch C.R.N., Heijmen B.J.M., and Breedveld S. The research network shows significant international collaboration in medical physics and radiation oncology.