Current Radiation Oncology

Introduction to the state-of-the-art radiotherapy in the 1990s; breast conservation - the present position; current concepts in carcinoma of the cervix; success in paediatric oncology - implications for cancer treatment in adults; management of carcinoma of the rectum and anus; three-dimensional treatment planning; recent advances in stereotactic radiotherapy; immunoradiotherapy; fibre-optic imaging; accelerated fractionation and its application in clinical radiotherapy; combined modality treatment of small and non-small cell lung cancer; quality control and its importance for the radiotherapist; complications of radiotherapy in childhood tumours; combined laser and radiotherapy treatment for gastrointestinal malignancy; changing trends in palliative radiotherapy; radiotherapy in the 21st century - a forward look; radiotherapy of ocular malignancies; conformal therapy and its applications in clinical radiotherapy; cancer of the prostate - choice of therapy for radical treatment; management of cancer of the bladder - the radiotherapist's role; current position of combined chemo-radiation therapy in advanced head and neck cancer; biological aspects of radiotherapy.