A resource for radiation oncologists and other professionals in the field. Chapters are arranged in sections on basic concepts in treatment planning, and practical clinical considerations, with coverage of areas including chemoirradiation, electron beam therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy, and the physics of high dose rate brachytherapy. Application chapters detail treatment for 14 kinds of cancer. This third edition takes into account important advances in radiation therapy since the last edition in 1992. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.