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Prof. Dr. med. Anca-L. Grosu was honored for her outstanding scientific work by the German Society of Radiation Oncology

Prof. Dr. med. Anca-L. Grosu, Medical Director of the Department - University of Freiburg Medical Center - University of Freiburg, was awarded this year's Alfred Breit Prize for her scientific work on the integration of biological imaging into radiotherapy planning. The prize, endowed with 20,000 euros, is awarded annually by the German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO) and is considered one of the most prestigious awards in this field.

"I am very pleased about this great recognition and appreciation of our work, which would not be possible without the excellent cooperation with our colleagues at the Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg - CCCF," says Grosu. Together with her team, the radiotherapist is developing new methods that enable precise, personalized and individualized radiation treatment with the help of biological imaging. Biological imaging makes the metabolic processes of tumors visible, which allows cancer cells to be distinguished more precisely from healthy cells. "With this method, we can protect the healthy tissue surrounding the tumor much better. This approach is an important step towards personalized cancer therapy," says Grosu.

About the person: Prof. Dr. med. Anca-L. Grosu

Grosu studied medicine at the University of Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg) in Romania and then moved to Munich, where she worked at the Rechts der Isar Hospital of the Technical University of Munich from 1990 to 2006. After a research year at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, Grosu became Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg in 2007. In 2018, she was appointed to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and has been Deputy Senator of the Radiology Section of the Leopoldina Academy since January 2020.

The Alfred Breit Prize commemorates one of the pioneers of modern radiotherapy, Prof. Dr. Alfred Breit, and has been awarded annually by DEGRO since 2012. The award recognizes outstanding research work and developments in radiation oncology that contribute to recognizable advances in cancer therapy.

Caption: Prof. Dr. med. Anca-L. Grosu is this year's recipient of the Alfred Breit Prize.
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Contact:
Prof. Dr. Anca-Ligia Grosu
Medical Director
Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Center - University of Freiburg
Phone: 0761 270-94610
anca.grosu@uniklinik-freiburg.de