内容简介：
Recent advances in radiation oncology have depended upon, and are intertwined with, subsequent scientific discoveries and the development of new techniques in the fields of radiation and molecular biology, physics, electrical engineering, surgery and medical oncology. This volume describes how some of the recent discoveries in the radiological sciences have influenced the way in which radiation oncology is practised. As there are many advances in this field, the editors have chosen to concentrate on selected topics in clinical radiotherapy, radiation physics and biology, and technical innovations that have had a major impact on radiation oncology in the last 20 years. It is hoped that the techniques described in this volume will increase tumor control and prolong life, and at the same time decrease radiation-induced side effects and complications.