The Biologic Fundamentals of Radiation Therapy

Abstract

The author has undertaken a colossal task. The material contained in the book is so extensive that it had to be presented in catalog form. Statements are made, and the authorities for these statements are cited. Whether or not the statemens are true is not adequately discussed. The result is that the reader is left confused. The space allotted to the bibliography is out of proportion to the rest of the book; there are 360 pages, 47 of which are devoted to the bibliography. The author and subject indexes cover an additional 17 pages. The book is divided into five parts. The first part deals with the action of roentgen rays and the gamma radiations of radium, the second with corpuscular rays, the third with ultraviolet rays, the fourth with further concepts of light and the fifth with general radiation biology and therapy. It can be seen at a glance