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Preface
Acute Radiation Effects in Normal Tissues-Translational Aspects of Biological Research 1
Experiimental Radiotherapy of Late-Responding Tissues - Recent Advances and Future Development 9
Functional Evaluation of the Human Pancreas before and in the Early Period after Hyperfractionated Accelerated Radiochemotherapy 17
Comparison of Early Pulmonary Changes in [superscript 18]FDG-PET and CT after Combined Radiochemotherapy for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Study in 15 Patients 26
Efficacy and Quality of the Outcomes of Epoetin-[alpha] in a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicentre Study of Cancer Patients Receiving Non-Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy 34
Physical and Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Cancer Patients 38
Personal and Institutional Liability 43
Radiotherapy-Related Fatigue and Exercise for Cancer Patients: A Review of the Literature and Suggerstions for Future Research 49
Long-Term Side Effects of Radiotherapy in Survivors of Childhood Cancer 57
Normal Tissue Reactions during and after Radio chemotherapy 69
Gemcitabine (Gemzar) and Radiotherapy - Is It Feasible? 78
Secondary Malignancies after Multimodality Treatment Regimens 84
Long-Term Effects of Platin and Anthracycline Derivatives and Possible Prevention Strategies 92
Radioprotection of Head and Neck Tissue by Amifostine 101
Cytohormonal Status and Acute Radiation Vaginitis 112
A Study of High Frequency Ultrasound to Assess Cutaneous Oedema in Conservatively Managed Breast 121
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Reduces Lung Irradiation in Patients with Carcinoma of the Oesophagus 128
Impaired Sphincter Function and Good Quality of Life in Anal Carcinoma Patients after Radiotherapy: A Paradox? 132
Normal Tissue Reactions after Linac-Based Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Radiotherapy 140
Fitting of Tissue Tolerance Data to Analytic Function: Improving the Therapeutic Ratio 151
Intensity Modulation Techniques for Improvement of Normal Tissue Tolerance 163
How the Game Is Played - Challenge between Therapeutic Benefit and Acute Toxicity in Fractionated Radiotherapy 174
Side Effects in Multimodal Treatment Concepts in Carcinomas of the Head and Neck 185
Clinical Side Effects after Radical Prostatectomy 191
Prostate Cancer - The Royal Marsden Conformal Experience 196
Author Index 200
Subject Index 201