title: Radiation therapy: a radiation oncologist's point of view.
abstract: This article is intended as a clinical introduction to radiation therapy as a treatment modality. It discusses the indications and contraindications for radiotherapy. Additionally, it attempts to cover the expected response of a wide variety of tumors to radiation. It should be remembered that veterinary radiotherapy is still in its infancy, and that much of the information presented in this article is, unfortunately, anecdotal in nature.
authors.affiliation: Donaldson-Atwood Cancer Clinic, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Mauldin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004285:Dogs; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary