Richard Potter MD

Richard Potter started his career in medicine at Munster University, Germany, with training in surgery and internal medicine and became a diagnostic radiologist and radiation oncologist. He obtained his academic degree in “Imaging in Radiotherapy” in 1989 developing “MRI simulation”. Richard was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital 1993-2016. With his team, he promoted numerous developments in different areas of radiation oncology, with his main interest in image-guided radiotherapy, brachytherapy, and particle therapy (eg MedAustron, ENLIGHT).

He implemented MRI for radiotherapy in Vienna in 1998. He coordinated GEC ESTRO 1999-2003 and was clinical editor in “Radiotherapy and Oncology” 2006-2014. MRI-guided gynecologic brachytherapy has finally become his major area of R&D: new MRI-based technology (intracavitary/interstitial), the adaptive target concept (CTVHR), GECESTRO Recom. 2005/2006). Together with many colleagues, he built the Gyn GEC ESTRO network (2005) and the EMBRACE study and research group starting in 2008. He coordinated the “ICRU GEC ESTRO Report 89” on Cervix Cancer Brachytherapy from 1998 to 2016. Richard has been involved in education and training in Vienna and the ESTRO School: in general brachytherapy (1993-2008), in gynecologic brachytherapy (since 2004, since 2010 international, since 2016 in India); GEC ESTRO Handbook of Brachytherapy 2002, since 2014 2nd edition; international fellows; regular hands-on gynaecologic workshops in Vienna and Asia. He was chair of the ESTRO School from 2006 to 2016 strengthening major school pillars including international education particularly in Asia.