L. Brady – Encyclopedia of Radiation Oncology

Автор: L. Brady
Название книги: Encyclopedia of Radiation Oncology
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Медицина
Страницы: 1015
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This comprehensive encyclopedia, comprising a wide range of entries written by leading experts, provides detailed information on radiation oncology, including the most recent developments in the field. It will be of particular value for basic and clinical scientists in academia, practice, and industry and will also be of benefit to those in related fields, students, teachers, and interested laypersons.

The Encyclopedia of Radiation Oncology represents a Herculean world-wide effort made on the part of
many associate editors to develop basic statements relative to general oncology, radiation physics,
radiation biology and clinical therapies. It is intended to serve as an informational document with
cross references and references built on the style and construction of an encyclopedia. It is not a definitive
text book in oncology but the groundwork for initial knowledge on a wide variety of topics that involve
oncology, especially those related to modern radiotherapy.
The data has been put together in such a method to cover all of the important and newer oncologic
viewpoints, including some controversies. It relates the many aspects of radiation therapy physics, the
contemporary data with regard to radiation biology and, mostly, applied clinical oncology practice. As
an encyclopedia, this represents a reference document serving as a springboard for the identification of
substantial areas of noteworthy oncology subject matters. Topics needing further investigation should be
found more fully developed in the suggested referenced journals and textbooks in oncology related to
each chapter. Also, the cross references can identify related areas of interest within the encyclopedia
leading to a variety of comparative subjects.
The authors are hopeful that this encyclopedia will serve as a useful strategic reference document for
medical students, residents in oncology, non-oncologic medical practioners as well as practicing
radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, biotherapists and the
surgical aspects of oncology.

LutherW. Brady, M.D., one of the world’s foremost oncologists, isHylda Cohn/American Cancer Society
Professor of Clinical Oncology and Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Radiation
Oncology at Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Former Chairman of
the Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at Hahnemann University, Dr. Brady
stepped down in 1996, having built during a distinguished tenure a department reputed for its teaching
excellence and innovative approaches in the treatment of cancer. In June 1996, the University announced
establishment of the Luther W. Brady, M.D. Professorship in Radiation Oncology in his honor.
The following year, 1997, the Faculty Committee promoted Dr. Brady to the institution’s highest
academic rank of University Professor. In 1999, in recognition of exceptional contribution and accomplishment
in the field of oncology, the American Medical Association presented Dr. Brady with the
AMA Distinguished Service Award Gold Medal. Later that same year the Philadelphia County Medical
Society granted him the 1999 Strittmatter Award, one of the most illustrious honors given for high
achievement in the field of medicine. The Chairmanship in the Department of Radiation Oncology
became open unexpectedly in January 2001, and Tenet Health System appointed Dr. Brady
Interim-Chair of Radiation Oncology at Hahnemann University, Medical College of Pennsylvania
(MCP), and Graduate Hospitals until a suitable candidate was located. He was appointed formally on
January 26, 2001.
He has held the rank of Professor since 1963 and, in 1970, was appointed Chairman of
the Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine. In 1975, he was named the Hylda
Cohn/American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology. Hahnemann recognized Dr. Brady’s
enormous professional commitment and dedication by establishing the Luther W. Brady Pavilion in
1980.When Hahnemann University andMedical College of Pennsylvania merged in 1994 he was named
Head of the combined MCP/Hahnemann University Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear
Medicine.

Dr. Brady is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology and a Fellow of the American College of
Radiation Oncology. He has been a member of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors,
Chairman of the Commission on Radiation Oncology, and has served on numerous College committees.
As well, he was Chairman of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, a nationwide consortium to
evaluate forms of cancer treatment. From 1991 to 1993 he served as appointed Chairman of the
Radiation Oncology Committee for ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education).
Dr. Brady has received three medals honoring his outstanding contributions made in the arts and
education:
● City of Philadelphia Distinguished Honoree Medal (1993) in appreciation for his many years of
commitment to all of the cultural arts
● George Washington University Society Medal (1995) by the Trustees of the University
● James B. Colgate Society Medal (1995) by the Trustees of Colgate University in recognition and
appreciation for his valuable contributions to Colgate University
His remarkable accomplishments during his career have been recognized in manifold ways. In 1990
Dr. Brady received the degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, from Lehigh University. That same
year, George Washington University granted him the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. In
1995 he was elected to the University Board of Trustees of GeorgeWashington University, and in 1996 he
was appointed to the Governing Board of the University’s School of Medicine and Medical Center. In
Japan in 1996 he received the honorary degree of Doctor ofMedicine, Honoris Causa, from the Toyama
Medical and Pharmaceutical University, and in 1997 the University of Heidelberg awarded him an
honorary doctoral degree “doctoris medicinae honoris causa,” a special and rare event in the oldest
German university.