1. Editorial

   • A. M. Kellerer
   • U. Hagen

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 2

2. The time trends of cancer incidence in the most contaminated regions of the Ukraine before and after the Chernobyl accident

   • A. Prisyazhniuk
   • V. Gristchenko
   • I. Ryzhak

   Short Communication Pages: 3 - 6

3. Applicability of the Poisson distribution to model the data of the German Children's Cancer Registry

   • T. Westermeier
   • J. Michaelis

   Original Paper Pages: 7 - 11

4. A hybrid likelihood algorithm for risk modelling

   • A. M. Kellerer
   • M. Kreisheimer
   • D. Barclay

   Original Paper Pages: 13 - 20

5. On the shape of neutron dose-effect curves for radiogenic cancers and life shortening in mice

   • J. B. Storer
   • R. J. M. Fry

   Original Paper Pages: 21 - 27

6. On the revised concept of linear energy transfer

   • Jing Chen
   • A. M. Kellerer
   • H. H. Rossi

   Original Paper Pages: 29 - 35

7. New particles in radiotherapy: An introduction

   • J. M. Cosset
   • M. Maher
   • J. L. Habrand

   Original Paper Pages: 37 - 39

8. Clinical applications of proton therapy

   • J. L. Habrand
   • P. Schlienger
   • J. M. Cosset

   Original Paper Pages: 41 - 44

9. Results of heavy ion radiotherapy

   • J. R. Castro

   Original Paper Pages: 45 - 48

10. Treatment planning with heavy ions

    • P. Chauvel

    Original Paper Pages: 49 - 53

11. Effects of heavy ions on nucleic acids: Measurement of the damage

    • J. Cadet
    • I. Girault
    • M. Polverelli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 57

12. Apoptosis induced by high- and low-LET radiations

    • J. H. Hendry
    • C. S. Potten
    • A. Merritt

    Original Paper Pages: 59 - 62

13. Announcement

    • Chr. Reiners

    Announcement Pages: 63 - 63

14. Book Review

    • P. Jacob
    • U. Hagen

    BookReview Pages: 64 - 64

15. Acknowledgement to referees

    Acknowledgments Pages: 65 - 65