Physicist in the Cancer Center: My Role in a Medical Revolution

Between 1980 and 2015, radiation therapy was transformed. What were once broad, imprecise beams became finely tuned instruments capable of targeting tumours with remarkable accuracy. Cure became possible for cancers that once were lethal.

This memoir takes readers behind the scenes of that revolution. Written by a medical physicist who helped shape it, the book reveals the hidden science, high-stakes deci...