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What role does radiation therapy play in treating children with malignant tumors? In search of an answer leaders in the field have gathered information in their areas of expertise to offer a multidisciplinary approach to the topic. The book gives due consideration to the principles of pediatric radiation therapy and the etiology of childhood tumors as well as newer molecular approaches in pediatric oncology. Individual chapters provide a concise review of current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for major childhood malignancies including neuroblastoma rhabdomyosarcoma and non-Hodgkin''s lymphoma. Each chapter is organized in such a way that busy practitioners and residents will easily find the important new information that they seek. The text is supplemented by excellent illustrations and tables of results and detailed up-to-date reference lists are a further benefit.