Executive Summary of Clinical and Technical Guidelines for Esophageal Cancer Proton Beam Therapy From the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Subcommittees

Executive Summary of Clinical and Technical Guidelines for Esophageal Cancer Proton Beam Therapy From the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Subcommittees

Radiation therapy (RT) is an integral component of potentially curative management of esophageal cancer (EC). However, RT can cause significant acute and late morbidity due to excess radiation exposure to nearby critical organs, especially the heart and lungs. Sparing these organs from both low and...

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Main Authors: Michael D. Chuong, Christopher L. Hallemeier, Heng Li, Xiaorong Ronald Zhu, Xiaodong Zhang, Erik J. Tryggestad, Jen Yu, Ming Yang, J. Isabelle Choi, Minglei Kang, Wei Liu, Antje Knopf, Arturs Meijers, Jason K. Molitoris, Smith Apisarnthanarax, Huan Giap, Bradford S. Hoppe, Percy Lee, Joe Y. Chang, Charles B. Simone, Steven H. Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
esophageal cancer
proton beam therapy (PBT)
chemoradiation
pencil beam scanning
passive scatter proton
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.748331/full

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