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Dr. Ross Berbeco is a leading medical physicist whose research has been instrumental in advancing real-time adaptive radiotherapy, particularly for treating moving tumors. His work centers on the development and clinical implementation of motion management technologies, including tumor tracking and respiratory compensation. Dr. Berbeco is best known for his foundational contributions to the Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System (RTS) for the CyberKnife robotic treatment device. His highly cited 2007 simulation study (260 citations) demonstrated the accuracy of this algorithm, enabling patients with extra-cranial tumors to breathe normally during treatment without loss of linac duty cycle. More recently, he chaired AAPM Task Group 264, authoring the landmark 2020 report (92 citations) that established the first comprehensive guidelines for the safe clinical implementation of MLC tracking in radiotherapy. This work has been pivotal in transitioning real-time tracking from a research concept into a standard clinical tool. Through these contributions, Dr. Berbeco has directly shaped how modern radiotherapy systems compensate for respiratory motion, improving treatment precision and patient outcomes worldwide.