by Patrick N. McDermott, Colin G. Orton

The third edition of this popular textbook has been fully edited to bring it up to date and to address changes in technology. This edition includes sections on MR linacs, carbon ion therapy, convolution/superposition dose calculations, and peripheral dose. It has been guided by the 2023 ASTRO Core Physics Curriculum for Radiation Oncology Residents, and readers will find new task group reports and medical physics practice guidelines.

The Physics & Technology of Radiation Therapy was written for members of the radiation therapy community such as radiation therapy technologists, dosimetrists, and radiation oncologists who may have taken college physics several years previously but still need to know the basic physics of radiation therapy. Many colleges have adopted this textbook for their radiology and medical physics programs. Students will benefit from the full problem set at the end of each chapter.

Here’s what one reviewer said about the second edition. From Thomas Lowinger in IOMP Journal... “This is an excellent book; the presentation of the book diagrams, figures, pictures (many in color), and selection of problems are clear and logical and make this book a classic. It is evident that the authors have taught this subject for a long time and were able to distill and explain concepts in a clear and interesting way. The authors have written a spellbinding textbook that belongs on the bookshelf of every medical physicist, both as a reference and as guide. …it surely belongs in the pantheon of great medical physics textbooks. I wish I had this book when I was a student.”