Radiation Oncology: A Physicist's-Eye View

Michael Goitein, Ph.D., is Professor of Radiation Therapy Emeritus (Radiation Biophysics) Harvard Medical School.  He is certified in Therapeutic Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology and in Medical Physics by the Swiss Society of Medical Physics and Biology. He is also a Fellow in the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and an Honorary Member of the Belgian Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology.

• Radiation in the Treatment of Cancer.- Uncertainty.- Mapping Anatomy.- Designing a Treatment Beam.- Biology Matters.- Designing a Treatment Plan.- Motion Management.- Planning Manually.- IMRT and “Optimization”.- Proton Therapy in Water.- Proton Therapy in the Patient.- Quality Assurance.- Confidence.

From the reviews: "It provides a lucid account of some of the modern technologies and methods in radiation therapy in which the author has been a leader. ... Goitein's avoidance of mathematical formulas makes his treatise easily readable. The footnotes that elaborate concepts and definitions are useful, and the author explains concepts clearly and provides extensive illustrations and understandable diagrams. ... is an invaluable resource not only for the experienced practitioner but also for the radiation oncologist, medical physicist, or dosimetrist who is new to the field." (Dan Jones, Physics Today, Vol. 61 (12), December, 2008)