Personal profile
Specialisation
Radiation Oncology
Research interests
- Radiotherapy in small cell lung cancer
- Radiosurgery
- Stereotactic body radiotherapy
- MR-guided and adaptive radiotherapy
Ben Slotman is Professor and Chairman of Department of Radiation Oncology at the Amsterdam UMC. Dr. Slotman received his MD in 1985 and PhD in 1990, both with highest honors at VU University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and he was registered as radiation oncologist in 1994. He is the (co)-author of more than 450 peer-reviewed publications. He has coordinated a number of trials, including the EORTC study on prophylactic cranial irradiation in extensive stage small cell lung cancer and the international randomized trial on the role of thoracic irradiation in these patients. His research activities are further concentrated on stereotactic radiotherapy and the introduction of various new technologies in radiotherapy, the latest being MRI-guided adaptive radiotherapy. He was awarded Honorary Fellow of the American College of Radiology in 2017, of ASTRO in 2018 and received the Jack I. Fabrikant award of the Int. Soc. For Radiosurgery (ISRS) in the same year. In 2021, he was awarded Fellow of the American Radium Society. He is former president of the American Radium Society (ARS), past-president of ESTRO and president of the Radiosurgery Society (RSS). Ben Slotman is co-founder and first president of the International Radiation Oncology Societies Network (IRON).
Activities
- Professor and Chairman of Department of Radiation Oncology at Amsterdam UMC
- Immediate past-president of the European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology
- President of the Radiosurgery Society
- President of the International Radiation Oncology Societies Network.
External positions
President, European Society of RadioTherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), Brussels, Belgium
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cone beam computed tomography-guided online adaptive radiation therapy: Clinical implementation in breast and axillary target volumes
van Vlaenderen, A. R. W., Middelburg-van Rijn, J. G., Nelissen, K. J., Goudschaal, K. N., ter Beek, L., van der Himst, J., Glebbeek, C. E., van Maurik, L. M., Bakker, A. L., Bijker, N., Verhoeff, J. J. C., Slotman, B. J., Dinkla, A., Verbakel, W. F. A. R. & van den Bongard, D. H. J. G., 1 Jan 2026, In: Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. 56, 101086.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Long-term outcomes of Stereotactic MRI-guided adaptive radiotherapy (SMART) for prostate cancer: Results from a real world large patient cohort
van Vliet, C., Tetar, S. U., Bohoudi, O., Cobussen, P., van Maurik, L. M., Meijnen, P., van Moorselaar, R. J. A., Palacios, M. A., Piet, A. H. M., van Rossum, P. S. N., Versteijne, E., Slotman, B. J. & Bruynzeel, A. M. E., 14 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria Systematic Review and Guidelines on Reirradiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Executive Summary
Simone, C. B., Amini, A., Chetty, I. J., Choi, J. I., Chun, S. G., Donington, J., Edelman, M. J., Higgins, K. A., Kestin, L. L., Mohindra, P., Movsas, B., Rodrigues, G. B., Rosenzweig, K. E., Rybkin, I. I., Shepherd, A. F., Slotman, B. J., Wolf, A. & Chang, J. Y., 1 Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 123, 1, p. 204-220 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
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Clinical experience with free-breathing expiration-gated 10MV FFF VMAT stereotactic lung radiotherapy
Remmerts de Vries, I. F., Dahele, M., Rosario, T. S., Slotman, B. J. & Verbakel, W. F. A. R., Apr 2025, In: Radiotherapy and oncology. 205, 110783.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Clinical Implementation of Cone Beam Computed Tomography-Guided Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy in Whole Breast Irradiation
BREAST-ART study group, 1 Jan 2025, In: Advances in Radiation Oncology. 10, 1, 101664.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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Fellow of the American Radium Society
Slotman, B. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2021
Prize: Honorary award › Professional
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honorary Fellow of American College of Radiology
Slotman, B. (Recipient), 21 May 2017
Prize: Honorary award › Academic
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