02/25/2026
Congratulations to Minsun Kim, Ph.D., and Mu-han Lin, Ph.D., both Professors and Senior Directors of Clinical Physics, on the recent publication of their book, Handbook of Radiotherapy Planning: Core Skills and Practical Considerations (Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy).
Their project began in 2022 at the AAPM Working Group on Treatment Planning. The goal: In the era of artificial intelligence and automation, we need to continue strengthening physicists' and physicians' clinical judgement and logic in plan quality review.
With the help of several others, Dr. Kim and Lin developed a consensus plan quality checklist, presenting it at multiple conferences and publishing it alongside an editorial.
In 2024, through collaboration with Rayos Contra Cancer, this work was expanded into global education programs across disease sites, with over 800 physicians, physicists, and radiationtherapists from Africa and the Middle East registering for the course; this moment showed how deeply valued these educational resources can be in regions with limited access.
After this course, Drs. Kim and Lin decided to take another step and create a book from all these resources. The team was expanded with outstanding physicists across disease sites to contribute their expertise. Each chapter in their book systematically covers planning keys, common pitfalls, and the critical factors impacting plan quality.
Listed authors/contributors from our Department on chapters in the book include Drs. Kim and Lin; David Parsons, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Justin Visak, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; and Frances Su, Ph.D., Associate Professor.
