**Meet the editor**

Dr. Loredana Marcu is currently a Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Oradea, Romania and holds affiliation with the University of Adelaide, Australia. She received her PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Adelaide. Her 20 years teaching experience, at both Australian and Romanian universities, has been materialised in seven books published on physics, radiobi-

ology and teaching methodologies, with two more volumes on Medical Physics being currently in press.

She is author of 5 textbooks and university lab guides, and has over 100 publications and conference presentations worldwide. Dr. Marcu is the recipient of the "Boyce Worthley award 2006" given by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine for her achievements in radiobiology and medical physics.
