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Product Description Radiotherapy continues to change and develop rapidly. Carrying on the established pattern of collecting uptodate reviews by worldrenowned experts on the hottest topics in radiation oncology, this volume accords special attention to controversial subjects and to areas where majordevelopments 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. Therelationship 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. Review ..important reviews...which should be mandatory reading for all practitioners of this speciality.ASLIB Book GuideI would certainly recommend it as a useful contribution to the Radiation Oncology literature.RAD Magazine About the Author J. S. Tobias, MD, FRCP, FRCR, Clinical Director, Cancer Services, UCH/Middlesex P. R. M. Thomas, FRCP, FACR, FRCR, Professor and Chairman, Radiation Oncology, Temple University Cancer Centre, Philadelphia, USA
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Product Description Radiotherapy continues to change and develop rapidly. Carrying on the established pattern of collecting uptodate reviews by worldrenowned experts on the hottest topics in radiation oncology, this volume accords special attention to controversial subjects and to areas where majordevelopments 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. Therelationship 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. Review ..important reviews...which should be mandatory reading for all practitioners of this speciality.ASLIB Book GuideI would certainly recommend it as a useful contribution to the Radiation Oncology literature.RAD Magazine About the Author J. S. Tobias, MD, FRCP, FRCR, Clinical Director, Cancer Services, UCH/Middlesex P. R. M. Thomas, FRCP, FACR, FRCR, Professor and Chairman, Radiation Oncology, Temple University Cancer Centre, Philadelphia, USA
