Current Radiation Oncology

Radiotherapy continues to change and develop rapidly. Carrying on the established pattern of collecting up-to-date reviews by world-renowned experts on the hottest topics in radiation oncology, this volume accords special attention to controversial subjects and to areas where major developments are forthcoming. An authoritative chapter by Philip Rubin challenges current concepts of the radiation pathophysiology of late effects in normal tissues. The book contains comprehensive reviews of radiation sensitivity, predictive testing, and acute normal tissue end points. The relationship between overall treatment time and tumor control is the subject of a separate chapter. Two separate chapters on radiation normal tissue damage, each authored by a leading expert, treat damage to the large bowel and kidney.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340677392
• ISBN13: 9780340677391
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 426 Pages