Casper Beijst, PhD

Innovations in medical physics

Casper Beijst is a medical physicist and scientist at the department of radiotherapy of the UMC Utrecht. His research focuses on motion correction techniques for imaging and radiotherapy.

He is the leader of the Molecular and Motion Imaging Group. In recent years, he was awarded with an NWO OTP (2021), KWF PPS (2022), and NWO LTP (2024) grant, which allowed him to establish his own group — Meet the group →

He has an official double registration as a medical physicist both in the field of radiotherapy and radiology/nuclear medicine. The crossover in expertise allows him to bridge the gap between radiology and radiotherapy with the aim of improving imaging for therapy guidance.

Curriculum Vitae

CV

The Curriculum Vitae of Casper Beijst

Professional

2020–Present

Medical Physicist, Division of Imaging and Oncology, Department of Radiotherapy, UMC Utrecht

2025

Visiting Researcher (consortium building), i3M, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Valencia, Spain

2019

Visiting Researcher, Department of Imaging Physics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

2010

Visiting Researcher, Solar Energy Materials Research Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley

Education and training

2020–2022

Medical Physics Resident, UMC Utrecht
Subspecialty: Radiotherapy

2016–2020

Medical Physics Resident, UMC Utrecht
Subspecialty: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

2012–2016

PhD Student, UMC Utrecht
Imaging Techniques for Guidance of Radionuclide Therapy
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ir. H.W.A.M. de Jong and Prof. Dr. Ir. M.A. Viergever

2007–2011

Master of Science, Eindhoven University of Technology
Applied Physics

2004–2010

Bachelor of Science, Eindhoven University of Technology
Applied Physics

Other

2026–Present

Associate Editor, EJNMMI Physics (Q1)

2023–Present

Elected Full Member, ESTRO Focus Group on Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

2023–Present

Member, Staff Council, UMC Utrecht

2022–Present

Chair, Early Career Research Board, UMC Utrecht