Radiation Oncology Study Guide?

[lazers]

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What's everyones opinion of the new book Radiation Oncology Study Guide?

http://www.amazon.com/Radiation-Onc...tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1369482592&sr=8-1

 

[Sheldor]

What's everyones opinion of the new book Radiation Oncology Study Guide?

http://www.amazon.com/Radiation-Onc...tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1369482592&sr=8-1

Looks like it isn't even published until May 30th, so people may not know yet unless they e seen an advanced copy I'd think.

Seems like it will be a great resource based on the description.

 

[Sheldor]

It was published May 5th. I like the format of the Hristov book better, but there are quite a few errors in that book.

http://www.amazon.com/Radiation-Onc...tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1369482592&sr=8-1

I apologize, it looks like when I clicked on your link it took me to the kindle version, which will be published May 30th.

 

[CyberKnife19]

It was published May 5th. I like the format of the Hristov book better, but there are quite a few errors in that book.

http://www.amazon.com/Radiation-Onc...tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1369482592&sr=8-1

I bought the Hristov book as well and there are numerous errors. Furthermore, there is a LOT of space devoted to things that we really don't need to know (the exact specifics of some surgical techniques, rare pathologic staining techniques, historical studies from the 1960's and 1970's). The number of pages devoted/information on each disease site can also be highly discordant with their relevance (e.g. mesothelioma = 9 pages, high-grade glioma = 6 pages)...I think the Roach book is better.

 

[Seldon1985]

I bought the Hristov book as well and there are numerous errors. Furthermore, there is a LOT of space devoted to things that we really don't need to know (the exact specifics of some surgical techniques, rare pathologic staining techniques, historical studies from the 1960's and 1970's). The number of pages devoted/information on each disease site can also be highly discordant with their relevance (e.g. mesothelioma = 9 pages, high-grade glioma = 6 pages)...I think the Roach book is better.

Interesting... I've found Hristov more high-yield than Roach so far, and things seem to stick better with the Q/A format for me.

 

[CyberKnife19]

Interesting... I've found Hristov more high-yield than Roach so far, and things seem to stick better with the Q/A format for me.

I think both books are good and I keep the Hristov book around at work b/c it's more smaller (and therefore, more portable). However, if I had to pick between the two, I would probably go with the Roach book as I think that it is more thorough and has better descriptions on field design, set-up and has DRR's which can be helpful for new residents...just personal preference.