Radiation Oncology: Radiobiological and Physiological Perspectives

I.1 The Overall Radiobiological Effect: the Evolution of Radiation Damage

II.1 Dose Survival Relationships: Methodology, Forms, and Interpretations

II.2 Some Modifiers of Dose-response Relationships

II.3 Interaction of Radiation and Chemotherapeutic Agents

III.1 Radiation Effects on Normal Tissues: General Principles

III.2 Dose-time-volume Relationships in Normal Tissue Response to Irradiation

III.3 Early Reacting Tissues: Skin

III.4 Early Reacting Tissues: the Haematopoietic Tissue

III.5 Early Reacting Tissues: the Lymphoid Tissue and the Immune Systems

III.6 Early Reacting Tissues: the Digestive Tract

III.7 Early Reacting Tissues: the Testes

III.8 Radiation Effects on the Ovary: a Nonrenewal System

III.9 Late Reacting Tissues: Radiation-induced Lung Damage

III.10 Late Reacting Tissues: the Urinary Tract

III.11 Late Reacting Normal Tissues: Radiation-induced Liver Damage

III.12 Late Reacting Tissues: Radiation-induced Damage to the Central Nervous System

III.13 Late Reacting Tissues: Radiation-induced Heart Disease

IV.1 Tumour Growth: Organization of Tumour Proliferative Activity

IV.2 Tumour Growth: Patterns, Parameters and Measurement

IV.3 Analysis of the Growth Parameters of Human Tumours: Clinical Implications

IV.4 Tumour Radiation Response: A. Response to a Single Dose

IV.5 Tumour Radiation Response: B. Response to Multifraction and Protracted Low Dose Rate Irradiation

IV.6 Hypoxia in Solid Tumours and Normal Tissues: Clinical Implications

IV.7 Estimates of the Outcome of Radiotherapy. Accuracy requirements