by Professor J. H. Middlemiss, Department of Radiodiagnosis, The Medical
School, University of Bristol This book, for so long and so deservedly,
has been a favourite and reliable guide for any person undergoing
training in diagnostic radiology whether that person be doctor or
technician. This new, largely re-written edition is even more comprehen-
sive. And yet throughout the book simplicity of presentation is
maintained. Professor G. J. van der Plaats has been well known to
radiologists in the English- speaking world for more than three decades.
He has been, and still is, respected by them for his vision, his
thoroughness, determination and meticulous attention to detail and for
his unremitting enthusiasm. The standard of radiography in the
Netherlands throughout this period has been recognised as being of the
highest quality, and this has, in no small measure, been due to the
pattern set by Professor van der Plaats and his colleagues.