The Radiotherapy of Malignant Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Physics

   • P. C. Williams, J. M. Wilkinson, H. Notley

   Pages 1-31

3. Applied Radiobiology

   • M. L. Sutton, J. H. Hendry

   Pages 33-55

4. Principles of Chemotherapy

   • P. M. Wilkinson

   Pages 57-80

5. Mould Room Practice

   • R. C. S. Pointon, D. Studd

   Pages 81-109

6. General Principles of Radiotherapy

   • E. C. Easson

   Pages 111-129

7. Skin

   • E. Allan

   Pages 131-144

8. Head and Neck

   • M. B. Duthie, N. K. Gupta, R. C. S. Pointon

   Pages 145-205

9. Adult Central Nervous System

   • M. L. Sutton

   Pages 207-234

10. Lung, Oesophagus and Thymus

    • R. Stout

    Pages 235-254

11. Breast

    • G. G. Ribeiro

    Pages 255-278

12. Female Genital Tract

    • R. D. Hunter

    Pages 279-308

13. Genitourinary Tract

    • R. C. S. Pointon

    Pages 309-328

14. Testis

    • G. Read

    Pages 329-347

15. Malignant Lymphomas (including Myeloproliferative Disorders)

    • I. D. H. Todd, A. L. Stewart

    Pages 349-384

16. Soft Tissues and Bone

    • D. P. Deakin

    Pages 385-402

17. Paediatric Radiotherapy

    • H. Rao Gattamaneni, D. Pearson

    Pages 403-433

18. Gastrointestinal Tract

    • R. D. James

    Pages 435-441

19. Clinical Trial Methods

    • M. K. Palmer, R. Swindell

    Pages 443-460

20. Back Matter

    Pages 461-481

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Radiotherapy as practiced at the renowned Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute is brought up to date in this new, second edition of The Radiotherapy of Malignant Disease. The contributions are all written by current or former members of the hospital staff. The opening chapters provide the necessary background information: basic physics and radiobiology, principles of chemotherapy, and mould room practice. The main part of the book represents the very essence of the Manchester school of thought. It is designed to show in detail how to treat, by X-rays and radium, malignant tumors in various anatomical sites. The book thus gives practical guidance on clinical techniques necessary in all disciplines involved in the management of malignant disease. From the reviews of the first edition: " ...It should be in the library of every radiotherapy department, and in the hands of every trainee..." #British Medical Journal#1 "...This book should be an important and interesting reference book on the shelves of any medical library or radiotherapist's office." #American Journal of Roentgenology#2 "...There can...be few established radiotherapists, described by the editors as the epitome of the oncologist, who did not read the earlier versions of the Manchester textbook and may still use it for reference. This latest edition is costly but it should continue to be read by all trainees aspiring to the DMRT and FRCR, wherever they may be in training and whatever the philosophy of their teachers." #Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine#3

• Radiotherapie
• Strahlentherapie
• Tumor
• chemotherapy
• magnetic resonance imaging
• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• radiobiology
• radiotherapy
• Radiaton Oncology

From the reviews of the first edition: " ...It should be in the library of every radiotherapy department, and in the hands of every trainee..." #British Medical Journal#1 "...This book should be an important and interesting reference book on the shelves of any medical library or radiotherapist's office." #American Journal of Roentgenology#2 "...There can...be few established radiotherapists, described by the editors as the epitome of the oncologist, who did not read the earlier versions of the Manchester textbook and may still use it for reference. This latest edition is costly but it should continue to be read by all trainees aspiring to the DMRT and FRCR, wherever they may be in training and whatever the philosophy of their teachers." #Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine#3

• Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Manchester, UK

  R. C. S. Pointon

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