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Working with enthusiastic bright people to improve radiation therapy techniques, bringing together various backgrounds and ideas, and learning a lot about myself along the way is what drives my professional life.
Research profile
Coen Hurkmans is a part-time professor in Radiation Therapy Clinical Physics, a joint chair between the departments of Electrical Engineering and Experimental Physics. As the Head Clinical Physicist for Radiotherapy at Catharina Hospital, Hurkmans intends to build the bridge between the fundamental electrical engineering expertise, imaging and artificial intelligence expertise at TU/e and the clinical physics expertise at Catharina Hospital. This will help develop the potential of radiation oncology to the fullest.
Hurkmans’ main focus will be on implementation and validation of advanced radiation therapies. An important research topic will be improvement and efficient use of MR imaging for treatment planning and real-time tracking during radiation therapy. Artificial intelligence has the potential to speed up image reconstruction, opening the way to real-time, online adaptive replanning and radiation. Hurkmans will also be concerned with a broader range of clinical physics topics.
Hurkmans has over 100 peer-reviewed full paper and book chapter publications and is a popular invited speaker at many conferences. He is a member of several professional societies and committees, a reviewer for various scientific journals and editor of two journals.
Academic background
Coen Hurkmans obtained his MSc in Experimental Physics from Utrecht University in 1995 and his PhD from University of Amsterdam in 2001. For his education, he also spent time at the university hospital in Lund (Sweden) and the Netherlands Cancer Institute. From 2002 to 2011, Hurkmans worked at the Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven as a Clinical Physicist. Then, he became their Head Clinical Physicist Radiotherapy, a position he still holds. In 2023, he joined Eindhoven University of Technology as Professor in Radiation Therapy Clinical Physics.
Affiliated with
- Viewray
- Raysearch
- Elekta
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Anatomical evaluation of deep-learning synthetic computed tomography images generated from male pelvis cone-beam computed tomography
de Hond, Y. J. M. (Corresponding author), Kerckhaert, C. E. M., van Eijnatten, M. A. J. M., van Haaren, P. M. A., Hurkmans, C. W. & Tijssen, R. H. N., Jan 2023, In: Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology. 25, 7 p., 100416.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Design of an Automated Process for Creating Breast Cancer Treatment Plans, with Artificial Intelligence: Development and Clinical Introduction of AI Models to Automate Segmentation and Planning for Breast Cancer Radiation Treatment Plans
Bakx, N. L. M., 1 Sept 2022, Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.Research output: Thesis › EngD Thesis
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Artificial intelligence based treatment planning of radiotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer
van de Sande, D., Sharabiani, M., Bluemink, H., Kneepkens, E., Bakx, N., Hagelaar, E., van der Sangen, M., Theuws, J. & Hurkmans, C. (Corresponding author), Oct 2021, In: Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology. 20, p. 111-116 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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AID-RT: Standardising Artificial Intelligence Documentation in RadioTherapy with a domain-specific model card
Barragán-Montero, A. M. (Corresponding author), Huet-Dastarac, M., Herranz-Hernández, S. M., Tengler, B., Buhl, E. S., Galapon, A., Cárdenas, C. E., Fusella, M., Herbin, G., de Hond, Y., Knuth, F., Malone, C., van Ooijen, P., Robert, C., Zeverino, M., Hurkmans, C., Janssen, T., Korreman, S. S. & Brouwer, C. L., Mar 2026, In: Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology. 38, 8 p., 100940.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Automated annotation error detection and correction for manual two-dimensional cinematic magnetic resonance imaging segmentations using segment anything 2
Görts, P. A. W., de Smet, M., Tetar, S. U., Peulen, H. M. U., Palacios, M. A., Hurkmans, C., Breeuwer, M. & Tijssen, R. H. N. (Corresponding author-nrf), Jul 2026, In: Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology. 40, 5 p., 101019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Technology for care and cure
van der Hout-van der Jagt, M. B., Overeem, S., Klooster, D. C. W., van Gilst, M. M., Paulides, M. M., van Pul, C., Mischi, M., Vullings, R., Peri, E., Hurkmans, C., Sumser, K., Mestrom, R. M. C., Hommerson, S. & Turco, S. 1/09/24 → 31/08/27
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Research on Breast Cancer Detailed by Researchers at Catharina Hospital (Evaluation of a clinically introduced deep learning model for radiotherapy treatment planning of breast cancer)
17/10/23
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Study Findings on Breast Cancer Published by Researchers at Catharina Hospital (Clinical evaluation of a deep learning segmentation model including manual adjustments afterwards for locally advanced breast cancer)
8/06/23
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Catharina Hospital Researchers Report Research in Breast Cancer (Comparison of the output of a deep learning segmentation model for locoregional breast cancer radiotherapy trained on 2 different datasets)
5/06/23
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Catharina Hospital wants to improve cancer treatment with artificial intelligence
24/02/23
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Coen Hurkmans seventh specialist from Catharina Hospital to be appointed professor at TU/e
20/02/23
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