Dr. Thomas Bortfeld is the director of Physics Research in Radiation
Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston.
He is also an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr.
Bortfeld's main research interest is the optimization of photon
and proton radiation therapy. He is one of the key developers of
intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), which has become the standard
of practice in radiation therapy for many tumors. Before moving
to Boston, Dr. Bortfeld was a senior scientist at the German Cancer
Research Center, and vice chairman of the department of Medical
Physics. He received his MS, PhD, and Habilitation in Physics from
the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Recent award and honors
include his nomination for the innovation award by the German President
in 2001, and his election as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics
in London in 2004. Dr. Bortfeld is the author of over 70 peer-reviewed
papers in periodicals, and editor of 3 books. He is on the editorial
boards of 3 major journals in his field.
