About
About Prof. Jurgen Debus Prof. Jurgen Debus is a Heidelberg-based Radiation Oncologistâ with 32 years in the field. He is a reputed member of the Scientific council of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Radiation Society, German Cancer Society German Society for Radiation Oncology, European Society for Radiation Oncology (ESTRO), American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), etc. He is also a member of the âGemeinsamer Bundesausschussâ; scientific council for Clinical and basic research of the German cancer aid (Krebshilfe); âAusschuss Protonen: Strahlenschutzkommissionâ; and “Research Committeeâ of the University Hospital Heidelberg. He completed his studies in Medicine and Physics at the University of Heidelberg in 1984, an M.D. from the University of Heidelberg in 1993, and Habilitation in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Heidelberg; Associate Professor for Radiation-Oncology in 1997. His specialty lies in areas such as MR imaging methods in oncology, Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Technologies for minimally invasive interventions in the MR), MRT-Technologies, MRI with ultra-short echo times, etc. Prof. Debus has 247 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 187 contributions in books and he is an editor of 2 textbooks.
Work Experience
Head of Department, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Special Interest
Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT),
Head and Neck Cancer,
Brain Tumours
GI & Hepato-biliary
Magnetic resonance imaging