Description:
Radiation Toxicity: A Practical Guide
provides insight into the management of day-to-day aspects of
radiotherapy. Most radiation oncologists and radiation oncology nurses
spend a large percentage of their time dealing with the effects of
radiotherapy. This book describes the biology behind each sites acute
and long-term responses to radiotherapy, including the best current
knowledge regarding radiation tolerance, and fills a needed void in the
literature that is available on radiation oncology.
Written for:
Radiation oncologists, cancer biologists, medical students, pathologists, medical libraries, device and pharmaceutical
Reviews:
"The purpose of this book is to provide a guide for radiation
oncologists, medical oncologists, oncology nurses, radiation
therapists, and others. Overall, I believe this book is a useful
addition to the literature on radiation injury. Its major strength is
that it succeeds in providing a practical guide to the management of
many radiation-induced normal tissue complications. Importantly, it
also encourages clinicians to keep these issues in mind when designing
radiation treatment strategies." (Mitchell S. Anscher, International
Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Vol. 70 (5), 2008) |