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Semester assignments/Bachelor and Master Theses at the Center for Proton Therapy at PSI
The Center for Proton Therapy (CPT) at PSI is the world leader in the development and clinical implementation of pencil beam scanning proton therapy. We are looking for talented and motivated students with a background in physics, engineering and computer science to join our research program.
The Centre for Proton Therapy (CPT) at PSI is a world-leading centre for cancer therapy using protons. We have treated more than 7500 patients, thanks to a successful collaboration between medical doctors, radiographers, and physicists. Our centre consists of four operational treatment rooms, one with a fixed beamline for treating eye tumours and the other three equipped with a rotating gantry to treat tumours in different body sites. In addition to the ongoing clinical programme, we also have an extensive research programme to establish new technology and extend the number of tumours treated.
We are looking for talented and motivated students with a **background in physics, engineering, and computer science** to contribute to our research program. We offer short **semester/bachelor theses (3-4 weeks full-time)** and **master theses (starting from 6 months full-time, depending on the project)**. For students coming from Biomedical Engineering or similar degrees at ETH, we also offer 7-week full-time (or 14-weeks part-time) semester assignments.
We can also accommodate shorter/longer stays depending on the requirements of the sending institution and available funding.
We currently have the following openings for projects starting from **Mar 2024**:
**Internship**
- Implementation of DICOM RT Plan Import/Export
**Semester/bachelor projects:**
- an investigation into the potential of transmission proton beams
**Master projects:**
- Enhancing CT Image Synthesis through Efficient Fine-Tuning of Pre-trained Stable Diffusion Models
- Precision-Enhanced Synthetic CT Generation from MR Images Incorporating Reference CT Data for Adaptive Proton Therapy
- Reproducibility analysis of motion characteristics using cine-4DMR
The Centre for Proton Therapy (CPT) at PSI is a world-leading centre for cancer therapy using protons. We have treated more than 7500 patients, thanks to a successful collaboration between medical doctors, radiographers, and physicists. Our centre consists of four operational treatment rooms, one with a fixed beamline for treating eye tumours and the other three equipped with a rotating gantry to treat tumours in different body sites. In addition to the ongoing clinical programme, we also have an extensive research programme to establish new technology and extend the number of tumours treated.
We are looking for talented and motivated students with a **background in physics, engineering, and computer science** to contribute to our research program. We offer short **semester/bachelor theses (3-4 weeks full-time)** and **master theses (starting from 6 months full-time, depending on the project)**. For students coming from Biomedical Engineering or similar degrees at ETH, we also offer 7-week full-time (or 14-weeks part-time) semester assignments. We can also accommodate shorter/longer stays depending on the requirements of the sending institution and available funding.
We currently have the following openings for projects starting from **Mar 2024**:
**Internship**
- Implementation of DICOM RT Plan Import/Export
**Semester/bachelor projects:**
- an investigation into the potential of transmission proton beams
**Master projects:**
- Enhancing CT Image Synthesis through Efficient Fine-Tuning of Pre-trained Stable Diffusion Models
- Precision-Enhanced Synthetic CT Generation from MR Images Incorporating Reference CT Data for Adaptive Proton Therapy
- Reproducibility analysis of motion characteristics using cine-4DMR
The student will get an insight into the hot research topics of proton therapy. She/he will be supervised by staff members (physicists, dosimetrists, engineers, etc) and/or doctoral students, depending on the project. Prerequisites and actual goals of each project are set by the CPT supervisor and agreed upon with the student before starting the project.
For simulation/computational projects, the student will develop the necessary computing skills to complete the project; this might include learning new frameworks and computing languages. Tools will be developed together with staff members which will then take care of implementing them, if appropriate, in our clinical facility.
For experimental projects, the student will learn the basics elements of a proton therapy facility and join measurements directed and performed by staff members. The analysis will be performed with appropriate tools (such as Matlab) and the student will deepen his knowledge of statistics.
All projects will be considered complete only after a write-up of the documentation (in form of a report or a thesis) and a presentation of the project in an internal meeting with CPT members. This will improve the scientific writing and presentation skills of the student.
The student will get an insight into the hot research topics of proton therapy. She/he will be supervised by staff members (physicists, dosimetrists, engineers, etc) and/or doctoral students, depending on the project. Prerequisites and actual goals of each project are set by the CPT supervisor and agreed upon with the student before starting the project.
For simulation/computational projects, the student will develop the necessary computing skills to complete the project; this might include learning new frameworks and computing languages. Tools will be developed together with staff members which will then take care of implementing them, if appropriate, in our clinical facility.
For experimental projects, the student will learn the basics elements of a proton therapy facility and join measurements directed and performed by staff members. The analysis will be performed with appropriate tools (such as Matlab) and the student will deepen his knowledge of statistics.
All projects will be considered complete only after a write-up of the documentation (in form of a report or a thesis) and a presentation of the project in an internal meeting with CPT members. This will improve the scientific writing and presentation skills of the student.
For general inquiries, or for a specific question about our projects, please contact Dr. Serena Psoroulas (serena.psoroulas@psi.ch) or Dr. Ye Zhang (ye.zhang@psi.ch). We will put you in contact with the project supervisor and take care of the administration.
We look forward to hearing from you!
For general inquiries, or for a specific question about our projects, please contact Dr. Serena Psoroulas (serena.psoroulas@psi.ch) or Dr. Ye Zhang (ye.zhang@psi.ch). We will put you in contact with the project supervisor and take care of the administration. We look forward to hearing from you!