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M. Maenhout is a leading researcher in the field of MR-guided high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for prostate cancer, with a focused expertise in treatment automation and needle insertion robotics. Their work addresses a critical challenge in modern oncology: delivering precise, focal radiation to tumors while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. Maenhout’s major contributions include the development of an automated optimization tool for HDR prostate brachytherapy with a divergent needle pattern (2015, 10 citations), which enables more accurate dose delivery for focal treatments. They further advanced the field by designing a novel adaptive needle insertion sequencing algorithm for robotic, single-needle MR-guided procedures (2017, 7 citations), a breakthrough that facilitates safe needle placement within the confined workspace of a closed-bore MRI scanner. Additionally, their simulation study on adaptive planning strategies to mitigate needle positioning errors (2016, 7 citations) provides a robust framework for improving treatment accuracy. With a cumulative impact of over 24 citations on these key works, Maenhout’s research is instrumental in translating MR-guided brachytherapy from concept to clinical practice, offering patients a more precise and less toxic treatment option for localized prostate cancer.