RT Book, Section A1 Burri, Ryan A1 Lee, Nancy A2 Lalwani, Anil K. SR Print(0) ID 55765386 T1 Chapter 4. Principles of Radiation Oncology T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, 3e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-162439-8 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55765386 RD 2024/03/29 AB Radiation oncology is the discipline of medicine involving the use of ionizing radiation to treat malignant neoplasias. The radiation oncologist aims to deliver a precise dose of ionizing radiation to a defined tumor volume while minimizing damage to the surrounding normal structures. Due to the increasingly multidisciplinary nature of oncology, an understanding of radiation therapy is crucial to the surgeon involved in the combined-modality treatment of the patient with head and neck cancer.