Radiotherapy

Manual on Radiotherapy is a concise accurate reference work illustarting the simplified case selection principles indications and complications of radiotherapy. Radiotherapy along with surgery remains as a definitive treatment for early oral squamous cell carcinoma; as a complimentary treatment in combination with surgery. Recent developments in the imaging of cancer and radiation technology have allowed developing more precise delivery of treatment with recent data demonstrating improvement in the survival rate of patients and lessening of adverse toxic effects of radiation. This manual will focus in the recent advances and current state-of-the-art in radiation oncology both external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy.