Authors: James D. Cox, Kie Kian Ang
The New Edition of this highly respected resource equips readers with the very latest
clinical guidelines in radiation oncology. 52 leading expertsmany of them new to this editionpresent their preferred management approaches for all body regions, emphasizing how to deliver precise, targeted
radiation doses while sparing healthy tissue.Provides clinical evidence for therapeutic recommendations, wherever available.Reviews the physical and biological basis for radiation therapy and
radiation physics, as well as the principles involved in combining radiation therapy with both surgery and chemotherapyUses an organ-system organization to present the most effective methods for each part of the
There is inevitably a need for a textbook that fills the niche between the 'general introduction' often aimed at medical students or residents and the 'specialists compendium'. Cox's book is that book