分子輻射生物學(Radiobiology for the Radiologist 7/e)
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PREFACE TO THE NEW CHINESE TRANSLATION

 

We are pleased to write a preface to this new Chinese translation of the Seventh edition of Radiobiology for the Radiologist. This textbook, in its various editions, has been widely used to teach radiobiology in the English speaking world for more than 40 years. It is gratifying to finally see that it will now be available to our colleagues in China. The power of partnership is very important in science as we collaborate in teaching and research across the continents and around the world.  It is vitally important that ideas and information originating in one corner of the world be readily available to everyone, especially in their native language. Knowledge is a global commodity that has no borders or boundaries.

 

This book was conceived and written for trainees in Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology who, motivated ideally by an inquiring mind, or more realistically by the need to pass an examination, elect to study the biological effects of radiation. It may also serve as a text for graduate students in the life sciences, or even as a review of radiation biology for active researchers whose viewpoint has been restricted to their own area of expertise. If this book serves these functions too, the authors are doubly happy. But first and foremost it is intended for trainees in radiology, whether diagnostic or therapeutic. The book consists of two parts. Part 1, contains 17 chapters and represents both a general introduction to radiation biology and a complete self-contained course in the subject suitable for residents in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. The material specifically covers the syllabus of the American Board of Radiology. Part 2 contains 11 chapters covering in more depth the additional material required by residents in Radiation Oncology.

 

We feel a lasting debt to the young trainees who have attended our classes at our home institutions of Columbia and Stanford, as well as our Refresher Courses at ASTRO and RSNA. Their sharp and enquiring minds have forced us to keep up to date with the literature, while their need to digest an ever expanding body of data has taught us to be brief and to distill out the essential facts.

 

 

 

Eric J. Hall

 

Columbia University, New York

 

 

Amato J. Giaccia

 

Stanford University, California.

 

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