Handbook of Radiation Oncology: Basic Principles and Clinical Protocols

by Bruce G. Haffty, M.D. ’84, professor (adjunct) of therapeutic radiology; and Lynn D. Wilson, M.D., M.P.H. ’86, professor of therapeutic radiology and dermatology (Jones and Bartlett Publishers) This handbook covers the issues most pertinent to patients undergoing radiation therapy, including general oncologic principles; workup, staging, and multidisciplinary aspects of treatment; basic principles of physics and radiobiology; and such specific technologies as brachytherapy and radiosurgery.