Comparative treatment planning between proton and x-ray therapy in esophageal cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 441-450

  Isacsson, Ulf ^a   Lennernäs, Bo ^b   Grusell, Erik ^a   Jung, Bo ^a   Montelius, Anders ^a   Glimelius, Bengt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comparative treatment; Esophageal cancer; Proton therapy; X ray therapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY;

EID: 0032076273     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00047-9     Document Type: Article

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