Robert Beckert, RT, BS

Robbie Beckert BS, R.T.(R)(T) is the advanced practice radiation therapist (APRT) at WashU Medicine and specializes in Organs-at-risk contouring for online adaptive radiation therapy. In addition to his on-machine ART contouring duties, he is heavily involved in adaptive research and data collection, as well as APRT research with an overarching goal of creating a new career pathway for radiation therapists within the adaptive space. He received his certification in radiation therapy from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, following a bachelor’s degree in radiologic science in 2014, from Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. Robbie has 11 years of experience in radiation oncology, with six of those years working solely on Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance-based adaptive platforms.

In 2022, Robbie became the first APRT dedicated to adaptive contouring in the United States. Since then, he has contoured well over 800 adaptive SBRT fractions, spoken both nationally and internationally, won ESTRO's 2025 award for Best RTT Paper, and given numerous presentations and webinars. He has multiple publications about the APRT role and its benefits to the adaptive field, and his passionate work in the adaptive space has led to milestones such as using Ethos to treat the first adaptive patient in the Western Hemisphere and, most recently, using protons to treat the first adaptive patient in the Western Hemisphere.

Disclosures:

• Employment: none
• Compensation: Varian Medical Systems: Other, Honoraria-End Date: to present
• Ownership: none
• Leadership: none