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Description:
This updated edition of Clinical
Radiation Oncology
provides a comprehensive overview of the biological
basis of radiation oncology
and the clinical efficacy of radiation therapy.
Featuring
contributions from
renowned specialists and prepared by "an editor
well known for his skilled
and no-nonsense methods of dealing with the various
types of major organ
cancers," Clinical Radiation Oncology, Second
Edition presents clinically
relevant information in a user-friendly format.
Thoroughly revised and
extensively illustrated, the book features individual
chapters on such topics
as:
* Radiation
biology for
oncologists
* Physical
aspects of radiation
oncology
* Cancer of
the skin
* Head and
neck cancer
* Breast
cancer
*
Gynecologic malignancies
* Central
nervous system tumors
*
Lymphomas
* Pediatric
tumors
Table
of Contents:
Basic
Concepts of Clinical
Radiation Oncology (C. Wang).
Radiation
Biology for Radiation
Oncologists (S. Powell & H. Suit).
Physical
Aspects of Radiation
Therapy (K. Doppke).
Cancer of
the Skin (C. Wang).
Cancers of
the Head and Neck (C.
Wang).
Cancer of
the Breast (B. Fowble
& G. Freedman).
Cancer of
the Intrathorax (N.
Choi).
Gastrointestinal Malignancies (C.
Willett).
Genitourinary Malignancies (W.
Shipley & A. Zietman).
Gynecological Malignancies (P.
Eifel, et al.).
Soft Tissue
Sarcomas (I. Suit
& H. Suit).
Central
Nervous System Tumors (J.
Loeffler).
The
Lymphomas (A. Aisenberg &
Y. Chen).
Pediatric
Tumors (E. Halperin
& N. Tarbell).
Novel
Radiotherapeutic Approaches
(J. Munzenrider, et al.).
Clinical
Radiation Oncology,
Second Edition is an invaluable reference for radiation
oncologists, oncologic
surgeons, medical oncologists, and residents. | 
