Dosimetric and clinical outcomes after volumetric modulated arc therapy for carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus

Purpose: The efficiency of radiation delivery via volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is indisputable, but outcomes after VMAT for thoracic esophageal carcinoma are largely unknown. Methods and materials: We retrospectively analyzed 65 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who received VMAT t...

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Main Authors: Cai Xu, MD, Mian Xi, MD, Ritsuko Komaki, MD, Peter A. Balter, PhD, Meilin Huang, PhD, Brian P. Hobbs, PhD, Luhua Wang, MD, Steven H. Lin, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109417300544