Internship Master Student Quantitative MRI for Radiotherapy

Are you passionate about medical imaging and cancer treatment? Join the Van der Heide Research Group and contribute to research in Biological Image Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy (BIGART). This internship opportunity is focussed on: Quantitative MRI for Radiotherapy Treatment Response in Rectal Cancer Patiënts.

In the Van der Heide group we do research on Biological Image Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy (BIGART). The goal is to use quantitative MRI (qMRI) data to personalize treatment. With the Unity MR-linac system, a MR system integrated with a linear accelerator, we can acquire qMRI data during each radiation therapy treatment fraction.

In this master research project you will work on a dataset of qMRI data, such as T1 and T2 maps and diffuson weighted imaging data, and outcome data collected in patients with rectal cancer that were treated with radiation therapy. Your project will focus on studying the relation between changes in qMRI parameters and their link to patient outcome.

In this project you will work in a multidisciplinary team, with both physicists and radiation oncologists. Your work will contribute to clinical validation of qMRI parameters for BIGART.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing qMRI data

• Analyzing patient outcome data

• Establishing relations between qMRI and outcome data

Why Join Us?

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of physicists and radiation oncologists, gaining hands-on experience at the interface of imaging, oncology, and data analysis. Your contributions will support the clinical validation of qMRI parameters, advancing personalized radiotherapy treatment strategies.

Why the Netherlands Cancer Institute?

At the Netherlands Cancer Institute, we all want the same thing: to make a difference in the world of cancer together. Quite something but not impossible. Here, science and care work together on innovation. Time and again, we find new ways to help people with cancer worldwide. Here we save lives, gain time and quality. Thanks to the latest techniques and, above all, to our finest talents who are curious, precise, warm, go-getters and team players.

• Following a master’s programme in Technical Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Oncology, or a similar programme

• Experience in MRI image analysis

• Experience in coding (preferably Python)

• Affinity for both technical and clinical medicine

• Good communication skills

• Availability of 3-9 months

Are you interested in this internship?

Please apply before 10th August via the application button. Starting date is in mutual agreement but preferably in September 2025.

For further information about the project or position please contact Ben Neijndorff (b.neijndorff@nki.nl) or Dr. Petra van Houdt (p.v.houdt@nki.nl)