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Chao (radiation oncology, Columbia U. and Weill Medical College, Cornell U.) et al. provide a pocket manual for residents and practitioners in radiation oncology that contains essential information needed in the clinical setting. In the 52 chapters, radiation oncologists from the US cover basic concepts like patient management, beam dosimetry, physics, and clinical applications, advanced treatment technology, altered fractionation schedules, unsealed radionuclides, and late effects of cancer treatment, followed by treatment regimens for all cancer sites and tumor types, including pain and palliation. This edition has more on image-guided radiation therapy and three-dimensional techniques; coverage of new four-dimensional protocols; updated cancer staging guidelines; a new chapter on QUANTEC dosage recommendations; and updated and colorized illustrations. It also includes the American Joint Committee on Cancer 7th edition tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging classification definitions. Online access to a searchable text is included. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)