Michaël Claessens

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Michaël Claessens is a scholar working on Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Michaël Claessens has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Radiation, 8 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Michaël Claessens's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (10 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (4 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (4 papers). Michaël Claessens is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (10 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (4 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (4 papers). Michaël Claessens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Sweden. Michaël Claessens's co-authors include John M. Luce, Thomas J. Prendergast, Zhenshao Zhong, Joanne Lynn, Norman A. Desbiens, Dirk Verellen, Charlotte L. Brouwer, Wouter van Elmpt, Anna M. Dinkla and Liesbeth Vandewinckele and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

In The Last Decade

Michaël Claessens

16 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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A National Survey of End-of-life Care for Critically Ill Patients

1998 480 citations Thomas J. Prendergast, Michaël Claessens et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michaël Claessens Belgium	10	723	393	303	287	283	17	1.3k
Richard Rosiello United States	16	234 0.3×	156 0.4×	22 0.1×	450 1.6×	56 0.2×	28	840
Daniela Vollenweider United States	14	329 0.5×	164 0.4×	67 0.2×	368 1.3×	136 0.5×	18	1.1k
Christian T. Sinclair United States	10	380 0.5×	48 0.1×	162 0.5×	60 0.2×	19 0.1×	34	642
Eytan Szmuilowicz United States	12	479 0.7×	161 0.4×	160 0.5×	55 0.2×	15 0.1×	27	632
Sandralee Blosser United States	13	344 0.5×	65 0.2×	49 0.2×	292 1.0×	84 0.3×	16	1.2k
Alison S. Clay United States	13	319 0.4×	232 0.6×	102 0.3×	183 0.6×	21 0.1×	44	896
Daniela Lamas United States	16	589 0.8×	226 0.6×	183 0.6×	275 1.0×	13 0.0×	29	1.1k
Naomi George United States	18	497 0.7×	149 0.4×	171 0.6×	51 0.2×	15 0.1×	43	869
Hassan Assareh Australia	15	98 0.1×	22 0.1×	31 0.1×	65 0.2×	19 0.1×	52	655
Avra Goldman United Kingdom	14	141 0.2×	94 0.2×	278 0.9×	122 0.4×	26 0.1×	22	978

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17 of 17 papers shown

Claessens, Michaël, et al.. (2025). Incorporating indirect MRI information in a CT-based deep learning model for prostate auto-segmentation. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 206. 110806–110806. 1 indexed citations

Mercier, Carole, Charlotte Billiet, Piet Ost, et al.. (2025). Dose-Escalated Stereotactic Versus Conventional Radiotherapy for Painful Bone Metastases (ROBOMET): A Multicenter, Patient-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43(19). 2164–2172. 3 indexed citations

Claessens, Michaël, et al.. (2023). A geometry and dose-volume based performance monitoring of artificial intelligence models in radiotherapy treatment planning for prostate cancer. Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology. 28. 100494–100494. 7 indexed citations

Claessens, Michaël, Verdi Vanreusel, Víctor Hernández, et al.. (2023). Multi-institutional generalizability of a plan complexity machine learning model for predicting pre-treatment quality assurance results in radiotherapy. Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology. 29. 100525–100525. 2 indexed citations

Claessens, Michaël, Charlotte L. Brouwer, Benjamin Ziemer, et al.. (2022). Quality Assurance for AI-Based Applications in Radiation Therapy. Seminars in Radiation Oncology. 32(4). 421–431. 39 indexed citations

Claessens, Michaël, et al.. (2022). Machine learning-based treatment couch parameter prediction in support of surface guided radiation therapy. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology. 23. 15–20.

Claessens, Michaël, Verdi Vanreusel, Fredrik Löfman, et al.. (2022). Machine learning-based detection of aberrant deep learning segmentations of target and organs at risk for prostate radiotherapy using a secondary segmentation algorithm. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 67(11). 115014–115014. 20 indexed citations

Claessens, Michaël, et al.. (2021). Probabilistic dose prediction using mixture density networks for automated radiation therapy treatment planning. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 66(5). 55003–55003. 10 indexed citations

Ramadan, Raghda, Michaël Claessens, Ellen Cocquyt, et al.. (2021). X‑irradiation induces acute and early term inflammatory responses in atherosclerosis‑prone ApoE‑/‑ mice and in endothelial cells. Molecular Medicine Reports. 23(6). 14 indexed citations

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Brouwer, Charlotte L., Anna M. Dinkla, Liesbeth Vandewinckele, et al.. (2020). Machine learning applications in radiation oncology: Current use and needs to support clinical implementation. Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology. 16. 144–148. 50 indexed citations

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Vandewinckele, Liesbeth, Michaël Claessens, Anna M. Dinkla, et al.. (2020). Overview of artificial intelligence-based applications in radiotherapy: Recommendations for implementation and quality assurance. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 153. 55–66. 209 indexed citations

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Mercier, Carole, Michaël Claessens, Charlotte Billiet, et al.. (2020). Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy to All Lesions in Patients With Oligometastatic Cancers: A Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Trial. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 109(5). 1195–1205. 9 indexed citations

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Clark, Jeanne M., et al.. (2003). Factors Associated with Palliative Care Knowledge among Internal Medicine House Staff. Journal of Palliative Care. 19(4). 253–257. 16 indexed citations

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Claessens, Michaël, Joanne Lynn, Zhenshao Zhong, et al.. (2000). Dying with Lung Cancer or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Insights from SUPPORT. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 48(S1). 281 indexed citations

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Lynn, Joanne, E. Wesley Ely, Zhenshao Zhong, et al.. (2000). Living and Dying with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 48(S1). S91–100. 147 indexed citations

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Claessens, Michaël, Joanne Lynn, Zhenshao Zhong, et al.. (2000). Dying with Lung Cancer or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 3 indexed citations

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Prendergast, Thomas J., Michaël Claessens, & John M. Luce. (1998). A National Survey of End-of-life Care for Critically Ill Patients. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(4). 1163–1167. 480 indexed citations breakdown →

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