Peter Dendooven

University of Helsinki

Peter Dendooven defended his doctoral thesis “Reflection asymmetry in the actinide region: Alpha-decay studies with the ion guide technique” on experimental nuclear physics at KU Leuven, Belgium, in 1992. The common thread across Peter’s research is gamma ray imaging/tomography, and its application to nuclear safety/security/safeguards and radiotherapy. He is working on passive gamma emission tomography of spent nuclear fuel, aiming to improve the image reconstruction techniques and investigating the usefulness of position-sensitive semiconductor detectors. Currently, Peter holds the positions of Visiting Professor at the Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland, and Associate Professor at the Particle Therapy Research Center and Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. Being part of FAME anchors his research firmly in the Finnish applied mathematics community, facilitating contacts with stakeholders and commercial partners to help translate his research to society and helping to ensure the continuing and long-term success of imaging research and applications in Finland.