Publisher's Synopsis
Radiation medicine has evolved on several fronts over the past decade and is a useful adjunct in the definitive, adjunctive, and palliative therapy for several solid and hematologic malignancies. This issue coupled with the Part II publishing in April 2006 should "de-mystify'"and update the practicing oncologists on how best to incorporate the radiation medicine team into the evaluation and management of patients. Those who can benefit from these issues: medical oncologists, hematologists, radiation oncologists, family medicine and internal medicine physicians, nurse oncologists, medical social workers, medical physicists, and housestaff/fellows from a myriad of specialties. Key words: Radiation, medicine, oncology, therapeutic radiology, palliative, stereotactic, radiosurgery, medical physics, combined-modality, quality of life, outcomes
