RT Book, Section A1 Leeman, Jonathan E. A1 Tsai, Chiaojung J. A1 Y. Lee, Nancy A2 Lalwani, Anil K. SR Print(0) ID 1169072912 T1 Principles of Radiation Oncology T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 4e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071847643 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1169072912 RD 2024/10/08 AB Radiation oncology is the discipline of medicine involving the use of ionizing radiation to treat malignancy. 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.