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Byungchul Cho is a leading figure in the field of real-time motion management in radiotherapy, with a career dedicated to solving one of radiation oncology’s most persistent challenges: compensating for patient movement during treatment. His primary research focuses on the safe clinical implementation of multileaf collimator (MLC) tracking and the development of robotic systems for intrafractional motion compensation. Cho’s most impactful contribution is his leadership in authoring AAPM Task Group 264, a seminal report that provides the essential framework for the clinical adoption of MLC tracking—a technology now recognized as a standard for many modern linear accelerators. This work has garnered 92 citations, underscoring its influence on clinical practice. Beyond this, Cho has pioneered innovative approaches to patient immobilization, including the feasibility study of a robotics-based device designed to actively compensate for respiratory motion in real time. His work on articulated robotic couches and recurrent neural network algorithms for motion prediction demonstrates a unique blend of engineering and clinical science. Byungchul Cho’s contributions are not just technical; they are translational, bridging the gap between cutting-edge robotics and the tangible improvement of treatment accuracy for cancer patients.