Intensity-modulated versus 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in the definitive treatment of esophageal cancer: comparison of outcomes and acute toxicity

Intensity-modulated versus 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in the definitive treatment of esophageal cancer: comparison of outcomes and acute toxicity

Abstract Background Though the vast majority of seminal trials for locally advanced esophageal cancer (EC) utilized three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT), the advanced and highly conformal technology known as intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) can decrease doses to critical cardiopul...

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Main Authors: Matthias Felix Haefner, Kristin Lang, Vivek Verma, Stefan Alexander Koerber, Lorenz Uhlmann, Juergen Debus, Florian Sterzing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Chemoradiotherapy
Toxicity
Radiation therapy
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0863-3

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