Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Schweikard

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Ratzeburger Allee 160
23562 Lübeck
Gebäude 64, Raum 97

Email: achim.schweikard(at)uni-luebeck.de
Phone: +49 451 31015200
Fax: +49 451 31015204

Short Biography

Achim Schweikard studied Mathematics at Hamburg University and University of Paris XI.
He obtained his PhD from Technical University of Berlin in 1989.
After that he worked as a research associate at the department of computer science at
Stanford university, within a joint appointment between Stanford's departments of
neurosurgery and computer science. In 1994 he joined Technical University of Munich
(TU Munich) as an Associate Professor. In 2002 he joined Luebeck University as a
Full Professor. He is the inventor of numerous technologies in medical robotics. His
invention of correlation-based tracking for cancer radiosurgery has started to become
the standard of care in cancer radiosurgery. A very large number of cancer patients
worldwide has now been treated with this new highly accurate method. His research areas
of interest include medical robotics and artificial intelligence methods.

Memberships

  • Programm Committee: Dt. Ges. Computer und Roboterassistierte Chirurgie - Jahrestagung 2011
  • Programm Committee: Dt. Ges. Computer und Roboterassistierte Chirurgie - Jahrestagung 2010
  • Programm Committee: Dt. Ges. Computer und Roboterassistierte Chirurgie - Jahrestagung 2009
  • Programm Committee: Dt. Ges. Computer und Roboterassistierte Chirurgie - Jahrestagung 2008
  • Programm Committee: AAPM Annual Meeting and Technical Exhibit in Houston, TX, July 27 - July 31, 2008
  • Program Committee: CARS 2012 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
  • Program Committee: CARS 2009 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
  • Program Committee: CARS 2008 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
  • Program Committee: CARS 2007 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
  • Program Committee: CARS 2006 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
  • Program Committee: MICCAI 2007 Medical Image Computation and Computer-Aided Intervention (2007)
  • Executive Committee: Computer-Aided Radiology (2005)
  • Chairman: Jahrestagung Computer und Roboter-unterstützte Chirurgie (2004)
  • President: Dt. Ges. Computer und Roboter-unterstützte Chirurgie (2003-04)
  • Past-President: Dt. Ges. Computer und Roboter-unterstützte Chirurgie (2004-2005)
  • Coordinator: Schwerpunktprogramm 1124 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Program Committee: IEEE Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems (2006)
  • Program Committee: IEEE Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems (2005)
  • Program Committee: IEEE Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems (2004)
  • Program Committee: 2nd Workshop for Medical Robotics, Navigation und Visualisation (MRNV), March 2007
  • Program Committee: International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) 2012
  • Program Committee: International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) 2011
  • Member of Editorial Board: Computer Aided Surgery
  • Member of Editorial Board: Int. Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
  • Member of Editorial Board: Int. Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery
  • Member of Editorial Board: International Scholarly Research Network (ISRN) Robotics
  • Member of Editorial Board: Journal of Computational Medicine
  • Member of Editorial Board: International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
  • Gradschool UNI Luebeck: Academic Director

2001

Robert Hanne, Matthias Hilbig, Peter Kneschaurek, and Achim Schweikard,
Einfluss von geometrischen Parametern der Behandlungsstrahlen auf die Gewebe-Dosisbelastung bei der IMRT, Hamburg , 2001.
Matthias Hilbig, Robert Hanne, Peter Kneschaurek, and Achim Schweikard,
Inverse radiotherapy treatment planning for intensity-modulated beams using the linear programming method, San Francisco , 2001.
Matthias Hilbig, Robert Hanne, Peter Kneschaurek, and Achim Schweikard,
Verarbeitung von Dosis-Volumen-Constraints bei der inversen Bestrahlungsplanung mit linearer Optimierung, Berlin , 2001.

2000

Achim Schweikard, Greg Glosser, Mohan Bodduluri, Martin J. Murphy, and John R. Adler Jr.,
Robotic Motion Compensation for Respiratory Movement during Radiosurgery, Journal of Computer-Aided Surgery , vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 263-277, 2000. Wiley-Liss.
DOI:10.3109/10929080009148894
File: 10929080009148894
Achim Schweikard,
Robotergestützter Atmungsausgleich für die Strahlentherapie, München , 2000.
C. Ozhasoglu, Martin J. Murphy, Greg Glosser, Mohan Bodduluri, Achim Schweikard, Kenneth M. Forster, D. P. Martin, and John R. Adler Jr.,
Real-Time Tracking of the Tumor Volume in precision radiotherapy and body radiosurgery -- a novel approach to compensate for respiratory motion, Lemke, H. U. and Kiyonari, Inamura and Kunio, Doi and Vannier, Micheal W. and Farman, Allan G., Eds. San Francisco, CA: Elsevier, 2000. pp. 691-696.
Achim Schweikard, and John R. Adler Jr.,
Motion Tracking for Respiratory Motion in Radiosurgery, Boston, MA , 2000. pp. 166.
DOI:10.1016/S0360-3016(00)80126-1
File: S0360-3016(00)80126-1
Achim Schweikard, and John R. Adler Jr.,
Apparatus and method for compensating respiratory and patient motion during treatment, 2000.
Matthias Hilbig, Robert Hanne, Peter Kneschaurek, and Achim Schweikard,
Inverse Planung für IMRT auf der Basis von Linearer Programmierung, München , 2000.
F. Schwarzer, Achim Schweikard, and Leo Joskowicz,
Efficiently Testing for Unboundedness and Applications in Assembly Planning, International Journal of Robotics Research , vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 817-834, 2000.

1999

Michael Roth, Ch. Brack, Rainer Burgkart, A. Czopf, H. Götte, and Achim Schweikard,
Multi-View contourless registration of bone structures using a single calibrated flouroscope, Paris: Lemke, H.R., Vannier, M. Inamura, K. (ed.), 1999.
Ch. Brack, Michael Roth, Rainer Burgkart, and Achim Schweikard,
Radiological Navigation in Orthopedic Surgery., .... Steinkopf-Verlag, 1999.
Achim Schweikard,
Method to Control Radiation Apparatus for the Treatment of Tumors, 1999.

1998

John R. Adler Jr., Achim Schweikard, Martin J. Murphy, and Stephen L. Hancock,
Image-guided neurosurgery: clinical applications of surgical navigation, Barnett, Gene H. and Roberts, David and Guthrie, Barton L., Eds. St. Louis, MO: Quality Medical Publishing, 1998, pp. 193-204.
Achim Schweikard, Mohan Bodduluri, and John R. Adler Jr.,
Planning for camera-guided robotic radiosurgery, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation , vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 951-962, 1998.
DOI:10.1109/70.736778
File: 70.736778
F. Schwarzer, F. Bieberbach, Achim Schweikard, and Leo Joskowicz,
Efficiently testing for unboundedness and m-handed assembly, 1998. pp. 1164-1169vol.2.
DOI:10.1109/iros.1998.727456
File: iros.1998.727456
Achim Schweikard, and F. Schwarzer,
Detecting Geometric Infeasibility, Artificial Intelligence , vol. 105, no. 1-2, pp. 139-159, 1998.
DOI:10.1016/S0004-3702(98)00076-9
File: S0004-3702(98)00076-9
Ch. Brack, Rainer Burgkart, Michael Roth, and Achim Schweikard,
Accurate Navigation and Camera Calibration in Orthopeadic Surgery, Tokyo: Lemke, H.U., Vannier, M., Inamura, K. (ed.), 1998.
Achim Schweikard, John R. Adler Jr., Martin J. Murphy, and Stephen L. Hancock,
Image-Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery: The Cyberknife, Barnett, G., Roberts, D., Guthrie, B. (ed.), McGraw Hill, 1998.

1997

F. Bieberbach, F. Schwarzer, Leo Joskowicz, and Achim Schweikard,
"Efficiently Testing for Linear Unboundedness and m-handed Assembly Planning" 1997.
Achim Schweikard, and F. Schwarzer,
General Translational Assembly Planning, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA , 1997. pp. 162-169.
Achim Schweikard,
Resolution-Complete Inverse Planning in Radiosurgery, Berlin: Lemke, H.U., Vannier, M. Inamura, K. (ed.), 1997. pp. 361-368.
F. Gossé, Ch. Brack, H. Götte, Michael Roth, O. Rühmann, Achim Schweikard, and M. Vahldiek,
Robot-assisted knee endoprosthesis, Der Orthop , vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 258-266, 1997.
F. Gossé, Ch. Brack, H. Götte, Michael Roth, O. Rühmann, Achim Schweikard, and M. Vahldiek,
Roboterunterstützung in der Knieendoprothetik, Der Orthop , vol. 26, pp. 258-266, 1997.
Achim Schweikard, and John R. Adler Jr.,
Robotic radiosurgery with noncylindrical collimators, Journal of Computer-Aided Surgery , vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 124-134, 1997.