Radical radiotherapy for carcinoma of the oesophagus: An effective alternative to surgery

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-21

  Sykes, A J ^a   Burt, P A ^a   Slevin, N J ^a   Stout, R ^a   Marrs, J E ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Chemotherapy; Oesophagus; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031871538     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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