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Edited by Edward C. Halperin, Carlos A. Perez, and Luther W. Brady
5th ed, 2050 pp, $310
Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-6369-1

JAMA. 2009;301(19):2047-2048.

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The field of radiation oncology, developing at the intersection of radiology and oncology, rapidly evolves because of the feverish pace of development of new imaging modalities as well as the brisk rate of progress of oncologic basic science and clinical research. As a result, the field today is drastically different than it was 21 years ago, when the first edition of Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology was published. Since then, this text has been one of the most reliable references in the field of radiation oncology.

The fifth edition continues to update and improve the text. The preface points out that Edward Halperin took the lead role in the revision and restructuring of this edition. Three associate editors, David Wazer, Carolyn Freeman, and Leonard Prosnitz, have been added and provide a new perspective on the material. The text has a total of 213 contributors—an exhaustive list . . . [Full Text of this Article]

William Small Jr, MD, Reviewer
Department of Radiation Oncology
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
wsmall@nmff.org

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