Utilization of short-course radiation therapy for patients with nonmetastatic rectal adenocarcinoma in the United States

Purpose: Preoperative short-course radiation therapy (SCRT) for patients with nonmetastatic rectal adenocarcinoma has been studied in European trials, but is not often used in the United States. We aim to describe the utilization of preoperative SCRT among patients with nonmetastatic rectal cancer i...

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Main Authors: Omar Abdel-Rahman, MD, Hesham M. Elhalawani, MD, Pamela K. Allen, PhD, Emma B. Holliday, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109418301283