The Physics and Technology of Radiation Therapy ,
Having taught medical physics courses for several years now, I was curious to learn what advantages Patrick McDermott and Colin Orton’s text, The Physics and Technology of Radiation Therapy, offered over the ones I’ve been using. So when I first picked it up, I immediately searched for a presentation of the Bragg–Gray cavity theory. I didn’t find one, nor did I find the usual detailed description of the current algorithms for treatment planning. A little confused, I turned to the introduction, where I discovered my error.
This book breaks from the traditional “straddle the fence” compromise of trying to educate all the personnel in a radiation oncology department. Understandably, most authors produce textbooks that aim to provide broad working knowledge of a...
