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prof.dr.ir. R.M. Verdaasdonk (Ruud)

Full Professor

About Me

I am recently appointed to the chair of Health Technology Implementation at the TechMed Center of the UTwente. Before, I was head and chair of the department of Physics and Medical Technology at the Amsterdam University Medical Center (VUmc). I received myMSc in Applied Physics at the Technical University Eindhoven in 1985 and my PhD in Medicine at the University Medical Center Utrecht in 1990.
My research interest and expertise started with medical laser applications and expanded to a broad range of surgical equipment and imaging modalities.

I have developed special imaging techniques for diagnostics and to study the interaction of equipment with the patient in view of safety, treatment quality and development of new applications. My advanced imaging facilities are being used for testing medical equipment of international companies. I am working in close collaboration with the clinical professionals and have practical experience in the OR assisting in surgery with complex technologies. I am active in patient safety, innovation and valorisation of new medical technology with several patents and devices being commercialized. I am author of over 150 papers, proceedings and book chapters.

 

Expertise

Medicine & Life Sciences
Hot Temperature
Lasers
Engineering & Materials Science
Imaging Systems
Imaging Techniques
Oxygenation
Skin
Tissue
Physics & Astronomy
Oxygenation

Ancillary Activities

  • Kiwa DARE, Woerden
    Member Consultative Body of Notified Body Kiwa DARE
  • Central Committee of clinical research in human subjects at the Ministry of Health in The Hague
    Member of CCMO council at ministry VWS as expert Medical Devices
  • EU commission in Brussels
    Reviewer/advisor EU Expert Panel Medical Devices
  • Prix Galien Nederland
    jury lid Prix Galien MedTEch Innovation Award
  • BioNeedle
    scientific advisory board Company BioNeedle

Research

My research interest and expertise started with medical laser applications and expanded to a broad range of surgical equipment and imaging modalities. 
I have developed special imaging techniques for diagnostics and to study the interaction of equipment with the patient in view of safety, treatment quality and development of new applications. My advanced imaging facilities are being used for testing medical equipment of international companies. I am working in close collaboration with the clinical professionals and has practical experience in the OR assisting in surgery with complex technologies. I am active in patient safety, innovation and valorisation of new medical technology with several patents and devices being commercialized. I have published over 150 papers, proceedings and book chapters.

Publications

Recent
Schimberg, A. S., Heldens, G. T. N., Klabbers, T. M., van Engen-Van Grunsven, A. C. H. , Verdaasdonk, R. M., Takes, R. P., Wellenstein, D. J., & van den Broek, G. B. (2022). Thermal Effects of CO2, KTP, and Blue Lasers with a Flexible Fiber Delivery System on Vocal Folds. Journal of Voice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.03.006
van der Geld, C. W. M., van Gaalen, R. T., Scheffer, H. J., Vogel, J. A., van den Bos, W., Meijerink, M. R., Besselink, M. G. H. , Verdaasdonk, R. M., & van Gemert, M. J. C. (2021). Maxwell's equations explain why irreversible electroporation will not heat up a metal stent. International journal of heat and mass transfer, 169, Article 120962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.120962
Bruins, A. A., Geboers, D. G. P. J., Bauer, J. R., Klaessens, J. H. G. M. , Verdaasdonk, R. M., & Boer, C. (2021). The vascular occlusion test using multispectral imaging: a validation study: The VASOIMAGE study. Journal of clinical monitoring and computing, 35(1), 113-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-019-00448-z
Uitentuis, S. E., Heilmann, M. N. , Verdaasdonk, R. M., Bae, J. M., Luiten, R. M., Wolkerstorfer, A., & Bekkenk, M. W. (2020). Ultraviolet photography in vitiligo: image quality, validity and reliability. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 34(7), 1590-1594. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.16226

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Contact Details

Visiting Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Science and Technology
Technohal (building no. 18), room 2138
Hallenweg 5
7522NH  Enschede
The Netherlands

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Mailing Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Science and Technology
Technohal  2138
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands