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In Memoriam: Bernard Gottschalk, PhD
08 October 2021
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former colleague, Bernard (Bernie) Gottschalk, PhD.
Bernie was born in 1935 in Germany, his mother a fashion designer, his father a lawyer. At age three his family escaped Nazi Germany to settle in New York City. Bernie's talents led him to study physics at Harvard, finishing his PhD in 1960 at the Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory. He was credited with being the first to observe proton-proton Bremsstrahlung. As a postdoc in...
Thomas Bortfeld elected to the German National Academy of Sciences
09 September 2021
Congratulations to Thomas Bortfeld, PhD, Chief of Radiation Oncology Physics Division, who has been elected to the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina). The Leopoldina originated in 1652 as a classical scholarly society and now has 1,600 members from almost all branches of science. Dr. Bortfeld was also recently named an honorary member of the European Society of Radiation Oncology.
Jen Pursley Named Vice-Chair of APS GMED
16 August 2021
Congratulations to Jennifer Pursley, PhD, who has been named Vice-Chair of the American Physical Society (APS) Topical Group on Medical Physics (GMED)!
The Topical Group is dedicated to the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of physics in various areas of medicine. This includes, but is not limited to the physics of imaging, therapy, and modeling, with applications in oncology, neurology, cardiology, as well other diseases and normal physiological states. Learn more...
Jan Schuemann Elected VP of the Radiation Research Society
20 July 2021Congratulations to Jan Schuemann, PhD, Associate Director of Radiation Physics Research, who has been named VP-elect for the Radiation Research Society (RRS). Learn more about the RRS at www.radres.org.
Optimal adaptation using mid-treatment imaging biomarkers
29 March 2021
Recent work by Stefan ten Eikelder et al. has shown that improved benefit in TCP/NTCP can be expected for a substantial number of patients through employment of the OSRT (optimal stopping in radiation therapy) paradigm, even in cases of relatively high uncertainties.
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