Pocket Guide to Radiation Oncology

We are delighted to present the second edition of Pocket Guide to Radiation
Oncology. Since the first edition came out four years ago, we have been gratified
by its reception in radiation oncology practices worldwide. We ourselves
have used the handbook in our own lives as practicing radiation oncologists
and we refer to the book regularly, flipping through the text when asked a
question by an astute medical student or when covering a colleague’s unfamiliar
tumor board to find the right answer to a clinical question. Like the
first edition, this quick pocket-sized reference can be carried for a rapid
review during clinic or in between family and home activities as opposed
to dense textbooks, which are often filled with esoteric topics and lengthy
minutiae.
The second edition of Pocket Guide to Radiation Oncology provides anupdated review of the existing standard of care and the most relevant literature.
We have added new chapters on the growing areas of oligometastatic
disease, benign indications, and particle therapy. As the field changes, so
has Pocket Guide to Radiation Oncology.
We hope that this second edition of Pocket Guide to Radiation Oncologywill continue to reside in the pockets of our colleagues, trainees, and staff.
We are once again indebted to the authors who have contributed their
expertise to this text to bring our readers the most up-to-date and clinically
relevant information.