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Book Reviews Carl M. Mansfield (ed.) Therapeutic Radiology; 2nd ed. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1988 XI+ 596 pp. US$ 85.-/DA. 215.ISBN 0-444-01317-2 The second edition of the well-known monograph edited by Carl M. Mansfield is a thorough review of therapeutic radiology. In the first 6 chapters, basic principles of radiobiology, radiologic investigations and radiation therapy treatment planning are entered upon: the merits of ultrasound, nuclear medicine and computed tomography are pointed out either in diagnosis and evaluation of primary tumor and spread of disease, or in planning radiation therapy by a better tumor localization and delineation of outer contours of the patient and tissue inhomogeneities. The central portion of the book is composed of 13 chapters devoted to the main tumor localizations. In each chapter the place of radiation therapy in the management of the disease is specified and Some special techniques are developed either for external irradiation or for interstitial therapy or brachytherapy. The book closes with chapters covering some modalities of treatment combining radiotherapy and drugs or hyperthermia with reference to basic and clinical research. Finally, this book provides a good introduction to radiation therapy replaced in the general approaches to treatment of cancer and points out the need of a close cooperation between all physicians: medical oncologists, radiologists, surgeons and other specialists, who have to take these patients in charge. Each chapter is completed by an important bibliography and the illustrations are of good quality. Although many of the techniques of irradiation developed refer to the British school, the diversity and quality of the contributors make this monograph useful in the library of every radiotherapy residency training program. Claude Lagarde, Bordeaux Man H. Shiu, Murray F. Brennan Surgical Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Lea & Febiger, Beckenham 1989 XII+ 297 pp.; E42.54 ISBN 0-8121-1152-4 The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has had a longstanding interest in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas. This is exemplified by the 19 chapters of text which encompass the management of soft tissue sarcomas in the most prevalent anatomic sites of origin of this tumor. The impressively large number of patients reported by the distinguished surgical oncologists allow for a rather reliable interpretation of their recommendations and results of treatment. The impressive cure rates of the past utilizing radical extirpative surgery have not only been improved by the new innovations in multimodality therapy, but have dramatically improved the cosmetic and functional results of therapy. This book very adequately documents this evolution of care offered the sarcoma patient. This multimodality approach emphasizes the necessity of encompassing the therapeutic disciplines of not only surgery but radiation and chemotherapy. It is made obvious that improved survival through what appears to be more conservative management depends to a great extent on not only the multidisciplinary treatment, but the multimodality