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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins News
Hardbound / ISBN: 978-1-4511-1648-9 / ($317.99 / £210.00 / €243.00) Worldwide
Approx. 1900 pp. / Approx. 1486 Illus. / 700 in Full Color / Approx. 700 Tables / 8.375 x 10.875 /
May 2013
Note to Booksellers:
The previous edition published in December 2007 (ISBN:978-0-7817-6369-1)
Perez & Brady’s Principles and
Practice of Radiation Oncology
Sixth Edition
By
Edward C. Halperin, MD
, Vice Dean of the School of Medicine,
Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, R.J. Reynolds Professor
of Medical Education, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical
Center, Durham, NC;
Luther W. Brady, MD
, Professor, Department
of Radiation Oncology, Drexel University College of Medicine,
Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA;
Carlos A. Perez,
MD
, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University
Medical Center, St. Louis, MO;
David E. Wazer, MD
, Department of
Radiation Oncology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
Description
This Sixth Edition of
Perez & Brady’s Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
offers
encyclopedic coverage of the field and provides the reader with everything from basic science to
three-dimensional treatment planning and supportive care.
Written to provide a better understanding of the natural history of cancer, the physical methods of
radiation application, the effects on normal tissues, and the most judicious ways in which radiation
therapy can be employed,
Perez & Brady’s Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
is a
truly complete textbook on radiation oncology.
FEATURES
NEW! Over 1,400 full-color illustrations
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NEW! Increased emphasis on three-dimensional treatment planning, intensity modulated
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radiotherapy, combined modality therapy and particle therapy
NEW! Greater emphasis on use of radiation oncology in palliative and supportive care (in
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addition to therapy)
NEW! Site-specific chapters include relevant background information on each tumor, e.g.,
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epidemiology, pathology, diagnostic work-up, prognostic factors, treatment techniques,
applications of surgery and chemotherapy, end results of therapy, and pertine
Medical
Oncology
