3D-conformal RT, fixed-field IMRT and Rapidarc, which one is better for esophageal carcinoma treated with elective nodal irradiation

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 487-494

  Wang, D ^a   Yang, Y ^b   Zhu, J ^c   Li, B ^a   Chen, J ^a   Yin, Y ^a  

^a SHANDONG CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

^b Shandong Aluminum Co   (China)

^c JINAN CENTRAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D CRT; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; IMRT; RapidArc

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTIVE NODAL RADIATION; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION FIELD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD; THREE DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 80052949624     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500225     Document Type: Article

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