Benedikt Engels
Papers
4
Total Citations
273
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About
Benedikt Engels is a leading researcher in the field of stereotactic radiosurgery and radiation oncology, with a focus on high-precision patient positioning and motion management. His most impactful work centers on the development and clinical validation of frameless radiosurgery techniques, particularly using the Novalis ExacTrac 6DOF (six degrees of freedom) system. In two highly cited papers from 2011 (132 and 130 citations respectively), Engels demonstrated that a robotic treatment couch could achieve setup accuracy comparable to invasive frame-based methods, revolutionizing patient comfort and workflow in intracranial radiosurgery. He further advanced the field by investigating dynamic lung tumor tracking for stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy (SBRT), addressing the critical challenge of normal tissue sparing during treatment of moving extracranial targets. Engels’ contributions have been instrumental in establishing frameless, high-precision radiation delivery as a clinical standard, directly improving treatment accuracy and patient outcomes. His work continues to influence the design of modern radiotherapy platforms and motion management strategies.
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- 1Setup Accuracy of the Novalis ExacTrac 6DOF System for Frameless Radiosurgery132 citations · 2011
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