Curative radiotherapy with high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost for localized esophageal carcinoma: Dose-effect relationship of brachytherapy with the balloon type applicator system

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-139

  Yorozu, Atsunori ^a   Dokiya, Takushi ^a   Oki, Yosuke ^a   Suzuki, Takayuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dose effect; Esophageal carcinoma; High dose rate brachytherapy; Radiotherapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; DEVICE; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TOXICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; ULCER;

EID: 0033064545     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(99)00040-7     Document Type: Article

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