Institute of Life Science 2 Internal Atrium

Dr Richard Hugtenburg

Associate Professor of Medical Physics, Medical Physics

+44 (0) 1792 602720

r.p.hugtenburg@swansea.ac.uk

Office - 281A
Second Floor
Talbot Building
Singleton Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0352-9607

About

Richard Hugtenburg is an Associate Professor of Medical Physics at Swansea University and a clinical scientist, specialising in radiotherapy physics, at Singleton Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board.

Richard began his career in Christchurch, New Zealand, working as a medical physicist while studying for a PhD which focussed on the use of Monte Carlo in radiotherapy treatment design. He moved to the UK in 1997, continuing to practice in radiotherapy physics; first at the Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre in Birmingham, then at Singleton Hospital, Swansea. He has coordinated the MSc programme in Medical Physics at Swansea University since 2008.

Areas Of Expertise

Radiotherapy physics
Radiation dosimetry
Monte Carlo Modelling

Career Highlights

Research

Richard’s research interests include the modelling and use of high spatial and temporal resolution solid-state dosimetry systems in emergent radiotherapy practice, including intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), proton and microbeam radiotherapy.

Richard has developed Monte Carlo modelling of radiation processes at micron and cellular length-scales, and combines this with an interest in MRI-based structural analysis of tissue at sub-mm resolutions.

Publications

Research Highlights

Pritchard, J., Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Sio, C., & Hugtenburg, R. (2020). Radiotherapy MLC Upstream Leaf Edge Detection Using Lassena Large Area MAPS. In 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC)IEEE.
https://doi.org/10.1109/nss/mic42101.2019.9059956, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62053
Al-Saleh, W. & Hugtenburg, R. (2023). Monte Carlo modelling of a 6 MV Elekta linear accelerator for in-field and out-of-field dosimetry. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 203, 110584
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110584, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62052
Almatani, T., Hugtenburg, R., & Smakovs, A. (2022). A Monte Carlo model of an agility head for a 10-MV photon beam. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 16(1), 300-307.
https://doi.org/10.1080/16583655.2022.2050097, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62051
Pritchard, J., Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Li, Y., Sio, C., Ballisat, L., Duan, J., Shi, Y., & Hugtenburg, R. (2022). Complex field verification using a large area CMOS MAPS upstream in radiotherapy. Journal of Instrumentation, 17(08), C08018
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/17/08/c08018, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62050
Al-affan, I., Qutub, M., & Hugtenburg, R. (2021). Monte Carlo simulation of photons backscattering from various thicknesses of lead layered over concrete for energies 0.25–20 MeV using FLUKA code. Scientific Reports, 11(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96026-y, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58678
Pellicioli, P., Donzelli, M., Davis, J., Estève, F., Hugtenburg, R., Guatelli, S., Petasecca, M., Lerch, M., Bräuer-Krisch, E., & Krisch, M. (2021). Study of the X-ray radiation interaction with a multislit collimator for the creation of microbeams in radiation therapy. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 28(2), 392-403.
https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600577520016811, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s1600577520016811
Qutub, M., Hugtenburg, R., & Al-affan, I. (2020). Determination of the photon spectrum of a therapeutic linear accelerator near the maze entrance: Comparison of Monte Carlo modeling and measurements using scintillation detectors corrected for pulse pile‐up. Medical Physics, 47(9), 4522-4530.
https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.14304, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55881
Hugtenburg, R. & Reynard, D. (2020). Monte Carlo based corrections for the dosimetry of x-ray microbeams with diamond detectors. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1662, 012013
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1662/1/012013, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55578
Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Hugtenburg, R., Pritchard, J., & Sio, C. (2020). Real-time, upstream, radiotherapy verification using a Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor System. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1662, 012034
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1662/1/012034, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55577
Pritchard, J., Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Sio, C., & Hugtenburg, R. (2021). High resolution MLC leaf position measurements with a large area MAPS. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, 5(3), 1-1.
https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2020.3007859, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55576
Reynard, D. & Hugtenburg, R. (2020). A Monte Carlo intercomparison of peak-to-valley dose ratios and output factors for microbeam radiation therapy. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 176, 108980
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108980, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54982
Beck, L., Velthuis, J., Page, R., Hugtenburg, R., Sio, C., & Pritchard, J. (2020). A Novel Approach to Contamination Suppression in Transmission Detectors for Radiotherapy. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, 4(5), 637-643.
https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2020.2995059, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54276
Sio, C., Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Pritchard, J., & Hugtenburg, R. (2021). r-UNet: Leaf Position Reconstruction in Upstream Radiotherapy Verification. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, 5(2), 272-279.
https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2020.2994648, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54277
Reynard, D., Hugtenburg, R., Estève, F., & Adam, J. (2018). Towards in vivo dosimetry for contrast enhanced synchrotron stereotactic radiation therapy based on iodine x-ray spectroscopy. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 4(4), 045015
https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/aac2f4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40283
Velthuis, J., Page, R., Purves, T., Beck, L., Hanifa, M., Hugtenburg, R., & Hugtenburg, R. (2017). Toward Pulse by Pulse Dosimetry Using an SC CVD Diamond Detector. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, 1(6), 527-533.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TRPMS.2017.2750799, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36274
Al-affan, I., Evans, S., Qutub, M., & Hugtenburg, R. (2017). A novel technique to optimise the length of a linear accelerator treatment room maze without compromising radiation protection. Journal of Radiological Protection
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/aa9128, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36273
Bradley, ., Sani, S., Shafiqah, A., Collins, S., Hugtenburg, R., Rashid, H., Najua Zulkepely, N., Maah, M., & Hugtenburg, R. (2017). Doped silica fibre thermoluminescence measurements of radiation dose in the use of 223 Ra. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.04.019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36272
Almatani, T., Hugtenburg, R., Lewis, R., Barley, S., & Edwards, M. (2017). Dosimetric feasibility of magnetic resonance (MR)-based dose calculation of prostate radiotherapy using multilevel threshold algorithm. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 1-8.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396917000310, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36271
Almatani, T., Hugtenburg, R., Lewis, R., Barley, S., & Edwards, M. (2016). Automated algorithm for CBCT-based dose calculations of prostate radiotherapy with bilateral hip prostheses. The British Journal of Radiology, 89(1066), 20160443
https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20160443, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30155
Al-Affan, I., Hugtenburg, R., Bari, D., Al-Saleh, W., Piliero, M., Evans, S., Al-Hasan, M., Al-Zughul, B., Al-Kharouf, S., Ghaith, A., Hugtenburg, R., & Al-affan, I. (2015). Dose reduction of scattered photons from concrete walls lined with lead: Implications for improvement in design of megavoltage radiation therapy facility mazes. Medical Physics, 42(2), 606-614.
https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4905100, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20153
Jafari, S., Alalawi, A., Hussein, M., Alsaleh, W., Najem, M., Hugtenburg, R., Bradley, D., Spyrou, N., Clark, C., Nisbet, A., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Glass beads and Ge-doped optical fibres as thermoluminescence dosimeters for small field photon dosimetry. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 59(22), 6875-6889.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/59/22/6875, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30160
Hugtenburg, R., Piastopoulou, E., Hancock, L., Page, R., Velthuis, J., & Hugtenburg, R. (2015). Transmission dosimetry via MAPS-based event discrimination in a medical linear accelerator. X-Ray Spectrometry, 44(4), 239-242.
https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.2612, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20910
Alalawi, A., Jafari, S., Najem, M., Alsaleh, W., Clark, C., Nisbet, A., Abolaban, F., Hugtenburg, R., Hussein, M., Alzimami, K., Bradley, D., Spyrou, N., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Preliminary investigations of two types of silica-based dosimeter for small-field radiotherapy. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 104, 139-144.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.05.004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19617
Almatani, T., Hugtenburg, R., Lewis, R., Barley, S., & Edwards, M. (2016). Simplified material assignment for cone beam computed tomography-based dose calculations of prostate radiotherapy with hip prostheses. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 15(2), 170-180.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396915000564, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa27830
Alalawi, A., Hugtenburg, R., Abdul Rahman, A., Barry, M., Nisbet, A., Alzimami, K., Bradley, D., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Measurement of dose enhancement close to high atomic number media using optical fibre thermoluminescence dosimeters. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 95, 145-147.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.05.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19615
Piliero, M., Hugtenburg, R., Ryde, S., Oliver, K., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Development of CVD diamond detectors for clinical dosimetry. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 104, 10-14.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.04.030, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19614
Evans, B., James, T., James, K., Cox, A., Farr, L., Paisey, S., Dempster, D., Stone, M., Griffiths, P., Hugtenburg, R., Brady, S., Wells, T., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Preclinical Assessment of a New Magnetic Resonance-based Technique for Determining Bone Quality by Characterization of Trabecular Microarchitecture. Calcified Tissue International, 95(6), 506-520.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-014-9922-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19612
Page, R., Abbott, N., Davies, J., Dyke, E., Randles, H., Velthuis, J., Fletcher, S., Gregory, S., Hall, C., John, A., Lawrence, H., Stevens, P., Hugtenburg, R., & Tunbridge, V. (2014). Using a Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor for Monitoring Multileaf Collimator Positions in Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 61(1), 74-78.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2013.2287609, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19613
Velthuis, J., Hugtenburg, R., Cussans, D., Perry, M., Hall, C., Stevens, P., Lawrence, H., McKenzie, A., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). The VANILLA sensor as a beam monitoring device for X-ray radiation therapy. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 83, 8-11.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.10.007, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16347
Alalawi, A., Hugtenburg, R., Rahman, A., Barry, M., Nisbet, A., Alzimami, K., Bradley, D., & Hugtenburg, R. (2013). Measurement of dose enhancement close to high atomic number media using optical fibre thermoluminescence dosimeters. Radiation Physics and Chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.05.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16348
Issa, F., Hugtenburg, R., Nisbet, A., & Bradley, D. (2013). Novel high resolution 125I brachytherapy source dosimetry using Ge-doped optical fibres. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 92, 48-53.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.06.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16349
Page, R., Abbott, N., Davies, J., Dyke, E., Randles, H., Velthuis, J., Fletcher, S., Gregory, S., Hall, C., John, A., Lawrence, H., Stevens, P., Hugtenburg, R., Tunbridge, V., & Hugtenburg, R. (2013). Towards using a Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor for in vivo beam monitoring of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 731, 295-298.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.144, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16350
Jaap, V., Hugtenburg, R., Hall, c., Page, P., & Stevens, P. (2012). Monitoring of a therapeutic x-ray beam using an active pixel sensor detector - WO Patent, 2012/085507
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16354
http://patentscope.wipo.int
Pattison, J., Hugtenburg, R., Green, S., & Hugtenburg, R. (2010). Enhancement of natural background gamma-radiation dose around uranium microparticles in the human body. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 7(45), 603-611.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2009.0300, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9882
Kirby, D., Green, S., Palmans, H., Hugtenburg, R., Wojnecki, C., & Parker, D. (2010). LET dependence of GafChromic films and an ion chamber in low-energy proton dosimetry. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 55(2), 417-433.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/55/2/006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9881
Hugtenburg, R. & Hugtenburg, R. (2008). Microdosimetry in X-ray synchrotron based binary radiation therapy. European Journal of Radiology, 68(3), S126-S128.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.04.056, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9883
Manolopoulos, S., Wojnecki, C., Hugtenburg, R., Jaafar Sidek, M., Chalmers, G., Heyes, G., Green, S., & Hugtenburg, R. (2009). Small field measurements with a novel silicon position sensitive diode array. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 54(3), 485-495.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/54/3/002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9880
Manolopoulos, S., Wojnecki, C., Green, S., Hugtenburg, R., Jones, B., & Hugtenburg, R. (2009). Treatment planning for a synchrotron-based radiotherapy modality. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 67(3), 492-494.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.08.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10238
Hugtenburg, R., Adegunloye, A., & Bradley, D. (2010). X-ray microbeam radiation therapy calculations, including polarisation effects, with the Monte Carlo code EGS5. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 619(1-3), 221-224.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.01.018, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10239
Thomas, G., Ash, C., Hugtenburg, R., Kiernan, M., Town, G., Clement, M., & Hugtenburg, R. (2011). Investigation and development of a measurement technique for the spatial energy distribution of home-use intense pulsed light (IPL) systems. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 35(3-4), 191-196.
https://doi.org/10.3109/03091902.2011.564343, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10785
Abdul Rahman, A., Hugtenburg, R., Abdul Sani, S., Alalawi, A., Issa, F., Thomas, R., Barry, M., Nisbet, A., Bradley, D., & Hugtenburg, R. (2012). An investigation of the thermoluminescence of Ge-doped SiO2 optical fibres for application in interface radiation dosimetry. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 70(7), 1436-1441.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.11.030, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10786
Hugtenburg, R., Saeedi, F., Baker, A., & Hugtenburg, R. (2012). Determination of the energy response of closely tissue-equivalent diamond dosimeters for radiotherapy dosimetry. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.03.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10787
Issa, F., Rahman, A., Hugtenburg, R., Bradley, D., & Nisbet, A. (2012). Establishment of Ge-doped optical fibres as thermoluminescence dosimeters for brachytherapy. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.12.027, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10788
Bradley, D., Hugtenburg, R., Nisbet, A., Rahman, A., Issa, F., Noor, N., Alalawi, A., & Hugtenburg, R. (2012). Review of doped silica glass optical fibre: Their TL properties and potential applications in radiation therapy dosimetry. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.02.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10789
Hugtenburg, R. (2011). Track-Structure Monte Carlo Modelling in X-ray and Megavoltage Photon Radiotherapy. , 301-311.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2564-5_18, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10790
Hugtenburg, R. (2011). Monte Carlo modelling of acute and late effects in radiation therapy. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.11.038, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10791

All Research

Journal Articles

Al-Saleh, W. & Hugtenburg, R. (2023). Monte Carlo modelling of a 6 MV Elekta linear accelerator for in-field and out-of-field dosimetry. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 203, 110584
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110584, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62052
Almatani, T., Hugtenburg, R., & Smakovs, A. (2022). A Monte Carlo model of an agility head for a 10-MV photon beam. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 16(1), 300-307.
https://doi.org/10.1080/16583655.2022.2050097, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62051
Pritchard, J., Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Li, Y., Sio, C., Ballisat, L., Duan, J., Shi, Y., & Hugtenburg, R. (2022). Complex field verification using a large area CMOS MAPS upstream in radiotherapy. Journal of Instrumentation, 17(08), C08018
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/17/08/c08018, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62050
Al-affan, I., Qutub, M., & Hugtenburg, R. (2021). Monte Carlo simulation of photons backscattering from various thicknesses of lead layered over concrete for energies 0.25–20 MeV using FLUKA code. Scientific Reports, 11(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96026-y, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58678
Pritchard, J., Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Sio, C., & Hugtenburg, R. (2021). High resolution MLC leaf position measurements with a large area MAPS. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, 5(3), 1-1.
https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2020.3007859, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55576
Pellicioli, P., Donzelli, M., Davis, J., Estève, F., Hugtenburg, R., Guatelli, S., Petasecca, M., Lerch, M., Bräuer-Krisch, E., & Krisch, M. (2021). Study of the X-ray radiation interaction with a multislit collimator for the creation of microbeams in radiation therapy. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 28(2), 392-403.
https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600577520016811, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s1600577520016811
Sio, C., Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Pritchard, J., & Hugtenburg, R. (2021). r-UNet: Leaf Position Reconstruction in Upstream Radiotherapy Verification. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, 5(2), 272-279.
https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2020.2994648, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54277
Reynard, D. & Hugtenburg, R. (2020). A Monte Carlo intercomparison of peak-to-valley dose ratios and output factors for microbeam radiation therapy. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 176, 108980
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108980, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54982
Hugtenburg, R. & Reynard, D. (2020). Monte Carlo based corrections for the dosimetry of x-ray microbeams with diamond detectors. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1662, 012013
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1662/1/012013, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55578
Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Hugtenburg, R., Pritchard, J., & Sio, C. (2020). Real-time, upstream, radiotherapy verification using a Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor System. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1662, 012034
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1662/1/012034, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55577
Qutub, M., Hugtenburg, R., & Al-affan, I. (2020). Determination of the photon spectrum of a therapeutic linear accelerator near the maze entrance: Comparison of Monte Carlo modeling and measurements using scintillation detectors corrected for pulse pile‐up. Medical Physics, 47(9), 4522-4530.
https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.14304, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55881
Beck, L., Velthuis, J., Page, R., Hugtenburg, R., Sio, C., & Pritchard, J. (2020). A Novel Approach to Contamination Suppression in Transmission Detectors for Radiotherapy. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, 4(5), 637-643.
https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2020.2995059, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54276
Reynard, D., Hugtenburg, R., Estève, F., & Adam, J. (2018). Towards in vivo dosimetry for contrast enhanced synchrotron stereotactic radiation therapy based on iodine x-ray spectroscopy. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 4(4), 045015
https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/aac2f4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40283
Bradley, ., Sani, S., Shafiqah, A., Collins, S., Hugtenburg, R., Rashid, H., Najua Zulkepely, N., Maah, M., & Hugtenburg, R. (2017). Doped silica fibre thermoluminescence measurements of radiation dose in the use of 223 Ra. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.04.019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36272
Almatani, T., Hugtenburg, R., Lewis, R., Barley, S., & Edwards, M. (2017). Dosimetric feasibility of magnetic resonance (MR)-based dose calculation of prostate radiotherapy using multilevel threshold algorithm. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 1-8.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396917000310, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36271
Al-affan, I., Evans, S., Qutub, M., & Hugtenburg, R. (2017). A novel technique to optimise the length of a linear accelerator treatment room maze without compromising radiation protection. Journal of Radiological Protection
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/aa9128, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36273
Velthuis, J., Page, R., Purves, T., Beck, L., Hanifa, M., Hugtenburg, R., & Hugtenburg, R. (2017). Toward Pulse by Pulse Dosimetry Using an SC CVD Diamond Detector. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, 1(6), 527-533.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TRPMS.2017.2750799, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36274
Almatani, T., Hugtenburg, R., Lewis, R., Barley, S., & Edwards, M. (2016). Automated algorithm for CBCT-based dose calculations of prostate radiotherapy with bilateral hip prostheses. The British Journal of Radiology, 89(1066), 20160443
https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20160443, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30155
Almatani, T., Hugtenburg, R., Lewis, R., Barley, S., & Edwards, M. (2016). Simplified material assignment for cone beam computed tomography-based dose calculations of prostate radiotherapy with hip prostheses. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 15(2), 170-180.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396915000564, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa27830
Hugtenburg, R., Piastopoulou, E., Hancock, L., Page, R., Velthuis, J., & Hugtenburg, R. (2015). Transmission dosimetry via MAPS-based event discrimination in a medical linear accelerator. X-Ray Spectrometry, 44(4), 239-242.
https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.2612, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20910
Al-Affan, I., Hugtenburg, R., Bari, D., Al-Saleh, W., Piliero, M., Evans, S., Al-Hasan, M., Al-Zughul, B., Al-Kharouf, S., Ghaith, A., Hugtenburg, R., & Al-affan, I. (2015). Dose reduction of scattered photons from concrete walls lined with lead: Implications for improvement in design of megavoltage radiation therapy facility mazes. Medical Physics, 42(2), 606-614.
https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4905100, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20153
Alalawi, A., Jafari, S., Najem, M., Alsaleh, W., Clark, C., Nisbet, A., Abolaban, F., Hugtenburg, R., Hussein, M., Alzimami, K., Bradley, D., Spyrou, N., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Preliminary investigations of two types of silica-based dosimeter for small-field radiotherapy. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 104, 139-144.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.05.004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19617
Alalawi, A., Hugtenburg, R., Abdul Rahman, A., Barry, M., Nisbet, A., Alzimami, K., Bradley, D., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Measurement of dose enhancement close to high atomic number media using optical fibre thermoluminescence dosimeters. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 95, 145-147.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.05.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19615
Piliero, M., Hugtenburg, R., Ryde, S., Oliver, K., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Development of CVD diamond detectors for clinical dosimetry. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 104, 10-14.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.04.030, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19614
Evans, B., James, T., James, K., Cox, A., Farr, L., Paisey, S., Dempster, D., Stone, M., Griffiths, P., Hugtenburg, R., Brady, S., Wells, T., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Preclinical Assessment of a New Magnetic Resonance-based Technique for Determining Bone Quality by Characterization of Trabecular Microarchitecture. Calcified Tissue International, 95(6), 506-520.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-014-9922-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19612
Page, R., Abbott, N., Davies, J., Dyke, E., Randles, H., Velthuis, J., Fletcher, S., Gregory, S., Hall, C., John, A., Lawrence, H., Stevens, P., Hugtenburg, R., & Tunbridge, V. (2014). Using a Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor for Monitoring Multileaf Collimator Positions in Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 61(1), 74-78.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2013.2287609, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19613
Velthuis, J., Hugtenburg, R., Cussans, D., Perry, M., Hall, C., Stevens, P., Lawrence, H., McKenzie, A., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). The VANILLA sensor as a beam monitoring device for X-ray radiation therapy. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 83, 8-11.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.10.007, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16347
Jafari, S., Alalawi, A., Hussein, M., Alsaleh, W., Najem, M., Hugtenburg, R., Bradley, D., Spyrou, N., Clark, C., Nisbet, A., & Hugtenburg, R. (2014). Glass beads and Ge-doped optical fibres as thermoluminescence dosimeters for small field photon dosimetry. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 59(22), 6875-6889.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/59/22/6875, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30160
Alalawi, A., Hugtenburg, R., Rahman, A., Barry, M., Nisbet, A., Alzimami, K., Bradley, D., & Hugtenburg, R. (2013). Measurement of dose enhancement close to high atomic number media using optical fibre thermoluminescence dosimeters. Radiation Physics and Chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.05.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16348
Issa, F., Hugtenburg, R., Nisbet, A., & Bradley, D. (2013). Novel high resolution 125I brachytherapy source dosimetry using Ge-doped optical fibres. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 92, 48-53.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.06.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16349
Page, R., Abbott, N., Davies, J., Dyke, E., Randles, H., Velthuis, J., Fletcher, S., Gregory, S., Hall, C., John, A., Lawrence, H., Stevens, P., Hugtenburg, R., Tunbridge, V., & Hugtenburg, R. (2013). Towards using a Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor for in vivo beam monitoring of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 731, 295-298.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.144, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16350
Abdul Rahman, A., Hugtenburg, R., Abdul Sani, S., Alalawi, A., Issa, F., Thomas, R., Barry, M., Nisbet, A., Bradley, D., & Hugtenburg, R. (2012). An investigation of the thermoluminescence of Ge-doped SiO2 optical fibres for application in interface radiation dosimetry. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 70(7), 1436-1441.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.11.030, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10786
Hugtenburg, R., Saeedi, F., Baker, A., & Hugtenburg, R. (2012). Determination of the energy response of closely tissue-equivalent diamond dosimeters for radiotherapy dosimetry. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.03.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10787
Issa, F., Rahman, A., Hugtenburg, R., Bradley, D., & Nisbet, A. (2012). Establishment of Ge-doped optical fibres as thermoluminescence dosimeters for brachytherapy. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.12.027, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10788
Bradley, D., Hugtenburg, R., Nisbet, A., Rahman, A., Issa, F., Noor, N., Alalawi, A., & Hugtenburg, R. (2012). Review of doped silica glass optical fibre: Their TL properties and potential applications in radiation therapy dosimetry. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.02.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10789
Thomas, G., Ash, C., Hugtenburg, R., Kiernan, M., Town, G., Clement, M., & Hugtenburg, R. (2011). Investigation and development of a measurement technique for the spatial energy distribution of home-use intense pulsed light (IPL) systems. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 35(3-4), 191-196.
https://doi.org/10.3109/03091902.2011.564343, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10785
Hugtenburg, R. (2011). Track-Structure Monte Carlo Modelling in X-ray and Megavoltage Photon Radiotherapy. , 301-311.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2564-5_18, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10790
Hugtenburg, R. (2011). Monte Carlo modelling of acute and late effects in radiation therapy. Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.11.038, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10791
Pattison, J., Hugtenburg, R., Green, S., & Hugtenburg, R. (2010). Enhancement of natural background gamma-radiation dose around uranium microparticles in the human body. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 7(45), 603-611.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2009.0300, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9882
Kirby, D., Green, S., Palmans, H., Hugtenburg, R., Wojnecki, C., & Parker, D. (2010). LET dependence of GafChromic films and an ion chamber in low-energy proton dosimetry. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 55(2), 417-433.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/55/2/006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9881
Hugtenburg, R., Adegunloye, A., & Bradley, D. (2010). X-ray microbeam radiation therapy calculations, including polarisation effects, with the Monte Carlo code EGS5. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 619(1-3), 221-224.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.01.018, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10239
Manolopoulos, S., Wojnecki, C., Hugtenburg, R., Jaafar Sidek, M., Chalmers, G., Heyes, G., Green, S., & Hugtenburg, R. (2009). Small field measurements with a novel silicon position sensitive diode array. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 54(3), 485-495.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/54/3/002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9880
Manolopoulos, S., Wojnecki, C., Green, S., Hugtenburg, R., Jones, B., & Hugtenburg, R. (2009). Treatment planning for a synchrotron-based radiotherapy modality. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 67(3), 492-494.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.08.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10238
Hugtenburg, R. & Hugtenburg, R. (2008). Microdosimetry in X-ray synchrotron based binary radiation therapy. European Journal of Radiology, 68(3), S126-S128.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.04.056, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9883

Conference Contributions

Pritchard, J., Velthuis, J., Beck, L., Sio, C., & Hugtenburg, R. (2020). Radiotherapy MLC Upstream Leaf Edge Detection Using Lassena Large Area MAPS. In 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC)IEEE.
https://doi.org/10.1109/nss/mic42101.2019.9059956, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62053

Other Research Outputs

Jaap, V., Hugtenburg, R., Hall, c., Page, P., & Stevens, P. (2012). Monitoring of a therapeutic x-ray beam using an active pixel sensor detector - WO Patent, 2012/085507
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16354
http://patentscope.wipo.int

Supervision

An observational study comparing the accuracy of digital breast tomosynthesis versus synthetic 2D Mammograms in women attending breast clinic (awarded 2022)

MD

Other supervisor: Prof Keir Lewis
Monte Carlo Modelling for Photon and Proton Therapy in Heterogenous Tissue and Prosthesis Material (awarded 2023)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Roger Taylor
Virtual Reality As A Tool For Patient Education, To Improve Access To Timely Radiotherapy, For Patients Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment Using Surface- Guided Radiotherapy. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Andrea Tales
A study looking at the efficacy of radiographer input into AI analysis of Prostate MRI imaging in order to facilitate enhanced cancer diagnosis. (current)

MSc

Other supervisor: Dr Sophie Shermer

Taught Modules

PM-D00 MSc Dissertation - Medical Radiation Physics

The module aims to develop fundamental research skills. It comprises the development of supervised research work leading to a dissertation in the field of the Master's degree programme. The specific research topic will be chosen by the student following consultation with academic staff.
PM-D01 MSc Dissertation - Clinical Science

The module aims to develop fundamental research skills. It comprises the development of supervised research work leading to a dissertation in the field of the Master's degree programme. The specific research topic will be chosen by the student following consultation with academic staff.
PMNM02 Diagnostics and Imaging

Nanotechnology may lead to more rapid diagnostic tests, implantable devices, point of care instruments and improved medical imaging. This module will explore the application of nanotechnology to various medical techniques, focussing on novel research devices, pre-clinical tools and emerging technology within hospitals.
PMPM02 Research Methods in Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering

Generic teaching on research methodology in medical physics and clinical engineering clinical science specialism.
PMPM03 Radiation Physics

Introduction to the physics underpinning the use and detection of ionising radiation in medical diagnosis and therapy.
PMPM05 Research Methods in Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering

The overall aim of this module is to ensure that the trainee in medical physics or clinical engineering has the underpinning knowledge of the importance of research, development and innovation across the NHS and in healthcare science in particular and to provide the underpinning knowledge for the research project.
PMPM08 Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology

The theory of the use of ionising radiation in medical imaging and medical physics practice in nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology.
PMPM09 Radiation Protection

The theory of the risks associated with the use of ionising and non-ionising radiation in medicine and the practice of medical physicists in radiation protection.
PMPM10 Radiotherapy Physics

The theory and practice of medical physicists in radiotherapy with external radiation beams, radioisotopes and emergent radiation modalities.
PMPM11 Advances in Radiotherapy

Advanced practice in radiotherapy physics and part 1 of the radiotherapy clinical science specialism.
PMPM14 Advances in Imaging with Ionising Radiation

Part 1 of the imaging with ionising radiation clinical science specialism.
PMPM16 Advanced MRI Physics

This module focuses on advanced MRI techniques and MRI safety. Mathematical and physical principles behind the formation of the MRI image will be covered, together with the key parameters that define optimal image quality in MRI for a range of clinical/research applications. Specialist methods including magnetic resonance spectroscopy, perfusion MRI, diffusion MRI, functional MRI, magnetic resonance angiography will be covered. This module is part 1 of the imaging with non-ionising radiation clinical science specialism.
PMPM19 Advances in Radiation Safety

Part 1 of the radiation safety clinical science specialism.
PMPM22 Specialist Radiotherapy

Part 2 of the radiotherapy clinical science specialism.
PMPM25 Specialist Imaging with Ionising Radiation

Part 2 of the imaging with ionising radiation clinical science specialism
PMPM26 Specialist Imaging with Non-ionising Radiation

This module is part 2 of the imaging with non-ionising radiation clinical science specialism.
PMPM29 Specialist Radiation Safety

Part 2 of the imaging with ionising radiation clinical science specialism.
PMPM99 MSc Clinical Science work-based learning

Indicates a work-based learning component of the Scientist Training Programme. Responsibility lies with the training provider/ employer, in accordance with the regulations associated with the MSc in Clinical Science (Medical Physics).
PMRM00 Introduction to the practice of Medical Physicists & Clinical Engineers in Health Care

Provides a broad-based overview of the Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering discipline.
PMZM13 Diagnostics and Imaging

Nanotechnology may lead to more rapid diagnostic tests, implantable devices, point of care instruments and improved medical imaging. This module will explore the application of nanotechnology to various medical techniques, focussing on novel research devices, pre-clinical tools and emerging technology within hospitals.

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Supervision

An observational study comparing the accuracy of digital breast tomosynthesis versus synthetic 2D Mammograms in women attending breast clinic (awarded 2022)

Monte Carlo Modelling for Photon and Proton Therapy in Heterogenous Tissue and Prosthesis Material (awarded 2023)

Virtual Reality As A Tool For Patient Education, To Improve Access To Timely Radiotherapy, For Patients Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment Using Surface- Guided Radiotherapy. (current)

A study looking at the efficacy of radiographer input into AI analysis of Prostate MRI imaging in order to facilitate enhanced cancer diagnosis. (current)

Taught Modules

PM-D00 MSc Dissertation - Medical Radiation Physics

PM-D01 MSc Dissertation - Clinical Science

PMNM02 Diagnostics and Imaging

PMPM02 Research Methods in Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering

PMPM03 Radiation Physics

PMPM05 Research Methods in Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering

PMPM08 Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology

PMPM09 Radiation Protection

PMPM10 Radiotherapy Physics

PMPM11 Advances in Radiotherapy

PMPM14 Advances in Imaging with Ionising Radiation

PMPM16 Advanced MRI Physics

PMPM19 Advances in Radiation Safety

PMPM22 Specialist Radiotherapy

PMPM25 Specialist Imaging with Ionising Radiation

PMPM26 Specialist Imaging with Non-ionising Radiation

PMPM29 Specialist Radiation Safety

PMPM99 MSc Clinical Science work-based learning

PMRM00 Introduction to the practice of Medical Physicists & Clinical Engineers in Health Care

PMZM13 Diagnostics and Imaging