Background Renée Hovenier holds a bachelor’s and masters’ degree in Technical Medicine from the University of Twente (2017 and 2021). In 2022, she started her PhD at the UMC Utrecht, focusing on the treatment of painful bone metastases using radiotherapy (PRESENT+ cohort) and MR-HIFU (international FURTHER study).  

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Most recent publications

  • Renée Hovenier, Derk J. Slotman, Chiara Gasperini, Alice Zamagni, Mira Huhtala, Manon N. G. J. A. Braat, Wietse S. C. Eppinga, Nicolien Kasperts, Erik C. J. Phernambucq, Martijn F. Boomsma, Ingrid M. Nijholt, Roberto Blanco Sequeiros, Alberto Bazzocchi, Alessio G. Morganti, Chrit T. W. Moonen, Clemens Bos, Helena M. Verkooijen, and Unknown Author. Eligibility for Magnetic Resonance‐Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Patients Referred for Radiotherapy on Painful Nonspinal Bone Metastases. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2025.
  • Erika Galietta, Costanza M. Donati, Alberto Bazzocchi, Rebecca Sassi, Arina A. Zamfir, Renée Hovenier, Clemens Bos, Nikki Hendriks, Martijn F. Boomsma, Mira Huhtala, Roberto Blanco Sequeiros, Holger Grüll, Simone Ferdinandus, Helena M. Verkooijen, and Alessio G. Morganti. Impact of Pain Education on Pain Relief in Oncological Patients: A Narrative Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Cancers, 2025.
  • Renée Hovenier, Clemens Bos, Martijn F. Boomsma, Holger Grüll, Alessio G. Morganti, and Helena M. Verkooijen. Interrater Agreement in Assessment of Eligibility for Magnetic Resonance–Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound of Patients with Painful Bone Metastases. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2025.

Keywords: Radiation Oncology | Bone Metastasis

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