Image-guided radiotherapy of esophageal cancer by helical tomotherapy: Acute toxicity and preliminary clinical outcome

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-16

  Chen, Yi Jen ^a   Kernstine, Kemp H ^a   Shibata, Stephen ^a   Lim, Dean ^a   Smith, David D ^a   Tang, Martin ^a   Liu, An ^a   Pezner, Richard D ^a   Wong, Jeffrey Y C ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Helical tomotherapy; Image guided radiotherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861351302     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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