TY - JOUR
T1 - Principles and techniques of radiation therapy for esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancers
AU - Hazard, Lisa
AU - Yang, Gary
AU - McAleer, Mary Frances
AU - Hayman, James
AU - Willett, Christopher
N1 - Radiation therapy serves an integral role in the primary and adjuvant treatment of esophagus cancer. Radiation techniques continue to improve, providing more accurate localization of the tumor while limiting dose to normal structures. This article reviews current practices and recommendations for radiation therapy technique for esophageal and gastroesophageal malignancies.
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Radiation therapy serves an integral role in the primary and adjuvant treatment of esophagus cancer. Radiation techniques continue to improve, providing more accurate localization of the tumor while limiting dose to normal structures. This article reviews current practices and recommendations for radiation therapy technique for esophageal and gastroesophageal malignancies. © Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
AB - Radiation therapy serves an integral role in the primary and adjuvant treatment of esophagus cancer. Radiation techniques continue to improve, providing more accurate localization of the tumor while limiting dose to normal structures. This article reviews current practices and recommendations for radiation therapy technique for esophageal and gastroesophageal malignancies. © Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
KW - Esophageal cancer
KW - Gastroesophageal
KW - Radiation therapy
KW - Technique
KW - Radiotherapy Dosage
KW - Esophageal Neoplasms/diagnosis
KW - Humans
KW - Tomography, X-Ray Computed
KW - Lymphatic Metastasis
KW - Positron-Emission Tomography
KW - Lung/radiation effects
KW - Heart/radiation effects
KW - Esophagogastric Junction/diagnostic imaging
KW - Radiotherapy/adverse effects
KW - Radiotherapy, Conformal
KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
KW - Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=56149094119&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=56149094119&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/ae9752bd-f467-348c-9d2e-41b252096593/
U2 - 10.6004/jnccn.2008.0065
DO - 10.6004/jnccn.2008.0065
M3 - Article
C2 - 18926096
SN - 1540-1405
VL - 6
SP - 870
EP - 878
JO - JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
JF - JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
IS - 9
ER -