The present book is a collection of original contributions by
specialists in fields related to the more advanced methods presently
used or foreseen in the near future for cancer therapy. The use of
larger nuclear installations, like particle accelerators and nuclear
reactors in oncology is treated in detail, giving an interesting
overview of their present and future potential. The aim of the book is
to clarify the present state of the art and to encourage new interest in
the many fields related to cancer research.
The book is particularly suitable for people working in cancer research,
but also in other fields, like particle accelerators, nuclear reactors,
nuclear medicine and radio-pharmaceutical research.
The methods presented in the book are sometimes tentative or not
completely established, but clearly reveal the efforts being made to
acquire new knowledge for the solution of one of the more serious
problems involving the whole of mankind. The book is also required
reading for those who want to be informed about the medical research
work in large nuclear installations and the most advanced trends in
nuclear medicine.