Profile photo Martin Fast

Martin Fast

Associate Professor

Strategic program(s):

Biography

Martin Fast studied physics at the University of Heidelberg (2005-2010). From 2010-2013 he conducted his PhD studies on “New Methods for Motion Management During Radiation Therapy” at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. After postdoc appointments at The Institute of Cancer Research - Royal Marsden hospital in London (2013-2016) and the Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital (2017-2019), Dr Fast was appointed as associate professor in the radiotherapy department of the UMC Utrecht in 2019. Dr Fast’s main research interest is the development of MRI-guided real-time adaptive radiotherapy. He is currently the (co-)author of 60+ peer-reviewed publications with more than 1800 citations. A full list of publications is available on GoogleScholar.

MSc students:

  • Dimo Devetzis (TuE)

PhD students:

  • Manon Aubert (Cardiac MRI)
  • Frederique van Gameren (Breathing guidance)
  • Katrinus Keijnemans (4D-MRI)
  • Luuk van der Pol (Cardiac radiotherapy)
  • Laurie de Vries (Plastic scintillation dosimetry)

Postdoc:

  • Dr. Tom Bosma (MRI coil development)
  • Dr. Maarten Terpstra (MRI reconstruction)
  • Paris Tzitzimpasis (MR-linac plan optimization)
  • Dr. Prescilla Uijtewaal (MLC tracking)

Assistant professor:

  • Dr. Stefano Mandija (STOPSTORM data manager)

Alumni:

  • Dr. Osman Akdag 2019-2024 (PhD student)
  • Sana Azzarouali 2020 (MSc student, UU
  • Aart van Bochove 2022 (MSc student, UU)
  • Luuk Elemans 2023 (MSc student, TuE)
  • Dr. Beau Pontre 2023 (Senior lecturer, University of Auckland)
  • Marissa van Lente 2024 (MSc student, TuE)
  • Marit Vink 2025 (MSc student, TuE)

Research groups

Cardiovascular imaging and image guided treatment

Research aim

By developing and implementing advanced imaging and AI, we aim to enhance individualized detection, prediction, and minimally invasive treatment of cardiovascular disease.This optimizes patient selection, treatment guidance, and clinical outcomes.

Go to group

Experimental clinical physics radiotherapy

Research aim

The experimental clinical physics group is developing, exploring and clinically evaluating new adaptive workflows for MRI and X-ray guided radiotherapy, e.g. for the hybrid 1.5T MRI linac which has been developed in UMC Utrecht and is currently on the market via Elekta as the Unity system.

Go to group

Recent publications

Evaluation of the impact of cardiac implantable electronic devices on cine MRI for real-time adaptive cardiac radioablation on a 1.5 T MR-linac Osman Akdag, Stefano Mandija, Pim T S Borman, Paris Tzitzimpasis, Astrid L H M W van Lier, Rick Keesman, Bas W Raaymakers, Martin F Fast
Medical Physics, 2024, vol. 52, p.99-112
On Patient Experience and Anxiety During Treatment With Magnetic Resonance–Guided Radiation Therapy Jasmijn M. Westerhoff, Pim T.S. Borman, Reijer H.A. Rutgers, Bas W. Raaymakers, Neil Winchester, Helena M. Verkooijen, Martin F. Fast
Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2024, vol. 9
Multi-institutional experience treating patients with cardiac devices on a 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance-linear accelerator and workflow development for thoracic treatments Rick Keesman, Erik van der Bijl, Linda G.W. Kerkmeijer, Neelam Tyagi, Osman Akdag, Jochem W.H. Wolthaus, Sandrine M.G. van de Pol, Juus L. Noteboom, Martijn P.W. Intven, Martin F. Fast, Astrid L.H.M.W. van Lier
Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, 2024, vol. 32
Refining Treatment Planning in STereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation Valeria Trojani, Melanie Grehn, Andrea Botti, Brian Balgobind, Alessandro Savini, Judit Boda-Heggemann, Marcin Miszczyk, Olgun Elicin, David Krug, Nicolaus Andratschke, Daniel Schmidhalter, Wouter van Elmpt, Marta Bogowicz, Javier de Areba Iglesias, Lukasz Dolla, Stefanie Ehrbar, Enric Fernandez-Velilla, Jens Fleckenstein, Domingo Granero, Dominik Henzen, Coen Hurkmans, Anne Kluge, Lukas Knybel, Sandy Loopeker, Alfredo Mirandola, Veronica Richetto, Gianluisa Sicignano, Veronique Vallet, Bram van Asselen, Esben Worm, Etienne Pruvot, Joost Verhoeff, Martin Fast, Mauro Iori, Oliver Blanck
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2024, vol. 121, p.218-229
An improved calibration procedure for accurate plastic scintillation dosimetry on an MR-linac Madelon van den Dobbelsteen, Boby Lessard, Benjamin Côté, Sara L Hackett, Jean-Michel Mugnès, François Therriault-Proulx, Simon Lambert-Girard, Prescilla Uijtewaal, Laurie J M de Vries, Louis Archambault, Tom Bosma, Bram van Asselen, Bas W Raaymakers, Martin F Fast
Physics in medicine and biology, 2024, vol. 69
Quantifying the spatial distribution of the accumulated dose uncertainty using the novel delta index Madelon van den Dobbelsteen, Sara L Hackett, Lando S Bosma, Renate J A van Doormaal, Bram van Asselen, Martin F Fast
Physics in medicine and biology, 2024, vol. 70

External positions

Board member of Image Science community - Bring talented people together and to stimulate multidisciplinary research across campus. - Strategic Theme Life Sciences Utrecht

Associate Editor - Editorial responsibilities at a scientific journal - Medical Physics