Book description
p>This concise but comprehensive textbook sets out the essentials of
the science and clinical application of radiobiology for those seeking
accreditation in radiation oncology, clinical radiation physics and
radiation technology. Fully revised and updated to keep abreast of
current developments in radiation biology and radiation oncology, the
fourth edition continues to present in an interesting way the biological
basis of radiation therapy, discussing the basic principles and
significant developments that underlie the latest attempts to improve
the radiotherapeutic management of cancer.
New topics for the fourth edition include chapters on the mechanisms
of cell death, biological response modifiers, and biological image
guided radiotherapy, with major revisions to sections on the molecular
basis of the radiation response, tumour hypoxia and the dose-rate
effect. A variety of new authors have contributed to this revision,
who, together with the new Editorial team, have used their significant
international teaching experience to ensure the content remains clear
and comprehensive, and as valuable to the trainee as it is to the
established radiation oncologist.
With the fourth edition we will see the most radical change so far -
as Professor Gordon Steel has retired as Editor and has been replaced
by Bert van der Kogel, the current current course director for the
above-mentioned course, plus Michael Joiner, who is the head of the
Radiation Biology Program at the Wayne State University and is the
Associate Editor of the International Journal of Radiation Biology.
Michael Joiner, Head of the Radiation Biology Program at the Wayne
State University, and also Associate Editor of the International Journal
of Radiation Biology. Albert van der Kogel, current course director for
the Basic Clinical Radiobiology Course at ESTRO, and also Chair of
Clinical Radiobiology at the University of Nijmegen, Netherlands.
