Efficacy and safety of intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus three-dimensional conformal radiation treatment for patients with gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Radiation or radiochemotherapy is a common adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been demonstrated to provide better dose conformity, allowing dose escalation and/or reduction of normal tissue exposure compared with three-dimensiona...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | Radiation Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1294-0 |