Research

Improved oncological radiotherapy treatment planning and monitoring by using physiological and functional imaging of CT, MRI and PET. Developing of new MR techniques (23Na imaging, dynamic MRT, diffusion, perfusion, blood bolus tagging, BOLD MRI) for clinical use in therapy planning and monitoring. Imaging of hyperpolarized 3He in the human lung, techniques (T2*- and T1-technique) for non-invasive measuring of tissue oxygenation and perfusion in the myocardium and with general interest in radiology.

Education and positions

• 1976-1981
  Studies of Physics at the University of Heidelberg
• 1981
  Diploma, Physics
• 1981-1983
  Pre- and postdoctoral fellow, MPI of Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
• 1983
  PhD Physics, University of Heidelberg
• 1984-1991
  Postdoctoral fellow at the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg
• 1991
  Habilitation, University of Heidelberg
• 1991-1996
  Heisenberg fellow, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg
• 1996
  Visiting scientist, Washington University, St. Louis
• 1997
• Professor of Medical Physics, University of Heidelberg
• 1997-2007
  Head of the group Functional and Physiological MRI at the German Cancer Research Center, Department Medical Physics in Radiology, Heidelberg
• 2001
  Offer for chair (C3) at the University of Hannover (declined)
• 2006
  Offer for chair (W3) at the University of Heidelbergsince
• 2004
  Editor-in-chief Zeitschrift fuer Medizinische Physiksince
• 2007
  Chair (W3) in Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg