Overview
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is the original teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and a center for biomedical research, located in Boston, MA
It is consistently ranked as one of the top hospitals in the United States
The Radiation Oncology Department is a world class center
As Chairman of the Department, Herman Suit, was the driving force behind the construction of the Northeast Proton Radiosurgery Center, one of the first in the country
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About this book
The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has a history of excellence and is internationally recognized as a world class medical center, providing quality medical care, advancing medicine through clinical and laboratory research and facilitating the education of exceptional health care professionals.
The Massachusetts General Hospital Radiation Oncology Department, staff, residents and fellows, past and present, concur that MGH stands for Man’s Greatest Hospital. This decidedly immodest assessment is widely viewed amongst this group as being manifestly true, and that perception is clearly reflected in a marvelous esprit de corp. Such an unequivocally positive attitude is solidly based on the judgment that the best possible care is provided to each MGH patient, i.e. the patient is, in fact, Number One. There is a deep sense of pride in the contributions made by this department to the scientific advancement of oncology, and to progressively and substantially increasing the proportion of patients who are free of tumor and of treatment related morbidity.
Evolution of Radiation of Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital is the work of the former Chair of the Department, Herman D. Suit. From 1970 – 2000, his guidance and management of this Department brought it to recognition as a world class center. Dr. Suit was key in the development and building of the Department that now includes The Northeast Proton Therapy Center at the MGH. His passion for the science of radiation therapy and its evolving growth through the years is evident in this book. He has assembled a fascinating chronicle, beginning with the creation of MGH in 1811 followed by personal experiences that culminated with his leadership of the Radiation Oncology Department.
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“This is a short description of the history of the radiation oncology department at the Massachusetts General Hospital. … Readers who have a particular interest in MGH, mostly those who have trained there, are the most likely readers to enjoy this work … . There is no comparable book; it will be of interest primarily to those individuals associated with MGH and its trainees.” (James G. Douglas, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2012)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolution of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital
Authors: Herman D. Suit, Jay S. Loeffler
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6744-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6743-5Published: 02 March 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-7934-6Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6744-2Published: 04 February 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 214
Topics: Oncology