Who are the most well-known Medical Physicists in the field?

In summary, some well-known Medical Physicists include Faiz Khan, John R. Cunningham, William R. Hendee, F. H. Attix, Ervin B. Podgorsak, Dave W.O. Rogers, T. Rock Mackie, David Jaffray, Marcel van Herk, and Jake Van Dyk. Faiz Khan is highly regarded for his textbooks in the field and has won the AAPM Coolidge Award. Other notable names include past Coolidge Award winners and Canadian physicists such as T. Rock Mackie, David Jaffray, Marcel van Herk, and Jake Van Dyk.
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For those in the field, just out of curiosity, who are the well-known Medical Physicists?

I know Faiz Khan is one of the most renowned. His textbooks are really outstanding.
 
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Who is Faiz Khan? I see one so-so book on radiation therapy. Is that him?
 
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Who is Faiz Khan? I see one so-so book on radiation therapy. Is that him?

Yeah. His textbooks are like what Griffiths or maybe Jackson are in E&M. He's also done a lot in the field.
 
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Probably the best place to start would be the AAPM Coolidge Award winners. There you'll see the likes of:
John R. Cunningham
William R. Hendee
F. H. Attix
Faiz M. Khan
Ervin B. Podgorsak
Dave W.O. Rogers
... to name a few.

Other big names off the top of my head include:
T. Rock Mackie
David Jaffray
Marcel van Herk
Jake Van Dyk

(I'm probably biassed towards the Canadians).
 
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1. What is Medical Physics?

Medical Physics is a branch of physics that applies principles and methods of physics to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases through the use of radiation, imaging techniques, and other medical technologies.

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