An esophagus-sparing technique to limit radiation esophagitis in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated by simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy

An esophagus-sparing technique to limit radiation esophagitis in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated by simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy

Abstract Background To investigate the incidence of radiation esophagitis (RE) and tumor local control using esophagus sparing technique in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LANSCLC) treated by simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiation therapy (SIB-IMRT) and concurrent c...

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Main Authors: Li Ma, Bo Qiu, QiWen Li, Li Chen, Bin Wang, YongHong Hu, MengZhong Liu, Li Zhang, Yan Huang, XiaoWu Deng, YunFei Xia, MaoSheng Lin, Hui Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Non-small cell lung cancer
Chemoradiotherapy
Esophagus-sparing technique
Esophagitis
Loco-regional failure free survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1073-3

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