Hans Merks

Full Professor

Research groups

Advanced imaging for oncology group

Research aim

To enhance patient outcomes through improved cancer staging, enabling personalized treatments with advanced diagnostics.

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Recent publications

Outcomes of Children With Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma, 1991-2016 Jonathan Metts, James Anderson, Christian Vokuhl, Ewa Koscielniak, Cristian Urla, Rajkumar Venkatramani, John Breneman, Julie Bradley, Michael Arnold, Veronique Minard-Colin, Gianni Bisogno, Henry Mandeville, Johannes Merks, Beate Timmerman, Thekla von Kalle, Monika Sparber-Sauer, David Walterhouse
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2026, vol. 73
Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Laura R Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E M Langemeijer, Relinde W Slooff-Lentink, Alied M van der Aa-van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W B Schreuder, Lianne M Haveman, W Peter Bekkering, Leonie G Tigelaar, Johannes H M Merks, Martha A Grootenhuis
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2026, vol. 73
The impact of whole lung irradiation in lung metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma Amadeus T Heinz, Philip Heesen, Johannes H M Merks, Véronique Minard-Colin, Martin Ebinger, Alison L Cameron, Semi Harrabi, Henry Mandeville, Reineke A Schoot, Jörg Fuchs, Gabriela Guillen, Ewa Koscielniak, Julia C Chisholm, Monika Sparber-Sauer, Gianni Bisogno
Cancer, 2026, vol. 132
Radioligand therapy for paediatric patients with solid tumours Leonor Teles, Nelleke Tolboom, Alex J Poot, Khalil Ramdhani, Sabine L A Plasschaert, Johannes H M Merks, Max M van Noesel, Arthur J A T Braat
The British journal of radiology, 2026, vol. 99, p.2080–2092
European guideline for imaging of primary paediatric and adult osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma Laura M.E. Adriaansen, Johannes H.M. Merks, Elvira C. van Dalen, Kim F. Andersen, Sebastian D. Asaftei, Daniel Bernabeu, Kjetil Boye, Anna Campello, Michael Capra, Sílvia Costa Dias, Raquel Dávila Fajardo, Miroslaw Dziuk, Roelof van Ewijk, Nathalie Gaspar, Craig Gerrand, Ken Herrmann, Vanina Isnardi, Nina Jehanno, Thekla von Kalle, Angel M. Lancharro Zapata, Kirsten van Langevelde, David Morland, Renée L. Mulder, Emanuela Palmerini, Kannan Rajesparan, Julian M.M. Rogasch, Akmal Safwat, Sara Sirvent Cerdá, Paolo Spinnato, Sandra J. Strauss, Volker Vieth, Stefan Vöö, Megan P. Woering, Simone A.J. ter Horst, Arthur J.A.T. Braat, Rick R. van Rijn
The Lancet Oncology, 2026, vol. 27, p.e339-e349
Exploration of the radiation dose-toxicity relationship for multiple ophthalmological organs at risk for pediatric patients assessed in long-term head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma survivors Michèle Morfouace, Marinka Hol, Reineke Schoot, Natalia Arruti, Jan Wiersma, Mark Gaze, Henry Mandeville, Olga Slater, Eric Sandler, Raquel Dávila-Fajardo, Julie Bradley, Bradley Pieters, Matumba Kayembe, Johannes Merks, Ludwig Smeele, Peerooz Saeed, Arjan Bel, Daniel Indelicato
Clinical and translational radiation oncology, 2026, vol. 60