Technological Basis of Radiation Therapy: Practical Clinical Applications [antikvár]

As I began preparation of the third edition of the Textbook of Radiotherapy, it became obvious that the number of pages would have to be increased due to the expanded radiobiology and clinical background. At that time, I decided to add only a minimai amount to the previous edition on clinical physics and special techniques. I soon realized, however, that each "organ" chapter could have included more details on tumor localization, treatment planning, and somé of the more recent advances in CT scanning. Not only would such expansion have made the book bulky but it would have diluted the book's specific goals, which were to integrate the treatment of the various diseases into the background of radiobiology and clinical experience. In order for all of this additional material to be presented properly and given the treatment and space it called for, I encouraged Dr. Levitt and Dr. Tapley to write The Technological Basis of Radiation Therapy: Practical Clinical Applications as a companion text to the Textbook of Radiotherapy. In these times of increasing complexity, a volume such as theirs should prove to be an invaluable source of information to all those involved in the field of practical clinical radiation therapy. Gilbert H. Fletcher, M.D.