"A book on your desk is only more useful than a Google search when it is both well structured and stikes the balance between being all encompassing and going beyond relevance. I¿ve found that "Clinical 3D Dosimetry in Modern Radiotherapy" edited by Ben Mijnheer achieves this balance nicely. The evolution of 3D dosimetry in radiotherapy over the past 20 years is far more a tumbleweed of innovation mixed with pragmatism, than a neat, uniformly organized fabric of knowledge. Yet the opportunity to sit and browse through a book which has all the necessary ideas sorted and clearly explained is a blessing for anyone with an interest in radiotherapy physics. Mijnheer has collected the best minds from around the world to cover the various sub-categories falling under the 3D dosimetry umbrella. ¿ I found that the book successfully fills the gap in teaching material for this specialty of medical physics. From students getting a grip on basic concepts, to mid-career physicists needing a brush-up to experts looking for a reference for overview lectures, this is an ideal resource. In summary, [this book] is an excellent resource for any medical physicist. It provides a compilation of facts, issues, arguments, theory and practical clinical examples, from a wide cross-section of the internation expert dosimetry community."
¿AFOMP Newsletter, January 2019
"If you buy the hardcopy version, this is a large, heavy book offering a thorough overview of the current status of 3D dosimetry for those in working in clinical radiotherapy. ¿. Editor-in-Chief Ben Mijnheer has recruited an impressive team authors, all international experts in their area of radiation dosimetry. ¿ [T]his is a comprehensive text on 3D dosimetry, aimed at a clinical scientific audience. ¿ [I]t is a very solid and comprehensive textbook, and has little competition."
¿Dr Mark McJury, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, IPEM Scope, September 2018
"¿Of particular interest are the sections dealing with small field dosimetry. This is a challenging task that has become very important with the introduction of IMRT, where the resulting dose distribution is built up from a large number of small beamlets. The book gives a very useful overview of instrumentation and correction factors for different detectors. ¿ Many of the measuring techniques for 3D dosimetry also require modelling techniques for reconstruction, evaluation and comparison with calculated dose distributions. The book therefore presents an overview of dose calculation models used for treatment planning and evaluation tools for dose comparisons. Although written mainly for medical physicists, this book is of interest also for other professions and is therefore highly recommended both for clinically active newcomers and veterans. ¿."
¿Anders Montelius, Uppsala University, in Acta Oncologica, June 2018
"An impressive array of expert contributors helps make this a comprehensive and unique compilation of information on current radiotherapy dosimetry¿. this book provides a vast amount of useful information for anyone concerned with RT dosimetry."
¿Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine, August 2018
