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Dimitre Hristov is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology specializing in Radiation Physics at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a certified medical physicist with significant expertise in developing novel imaging and image-guidance techniques for cancer-related interventions. His early research at McGill University focused on free-hand 3D ultrasound-image guidance for radiotherapy. This work led to a technology that was licensed to Resonant Medical Incorporated. Later, at Siemens Oncology, he was instrumental in the development of Megavoltage Cone-Beam CT. At Stanford, he spearheaded a project utilizing 2D/3D angiography guidance in frameless stereotactic radiosurgery and has contributed to multi-disciplinary research efforts integrating robotics and medical physics to improve real-time soft tissue guidance during radiation therapy. His current research interests include the development and integration of X-ray and MRI imaging technologies for radiation therapy guidance and optimization of treatment planning. Hristov is also involved in conducting clinical trials to assess liver perfusion characteristics and their predictive value for treatment response in patients with liver metastases.
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