Differential response of esophageal cancer cells to particle irradiation

Differential response of esophageal cancer cells to particle irradiation

Abstract Background Radiation therapy is a mainstay in the treatment of esophageal cancer (EC) patients, and photon radiotherapy has proved beneficial both in the neoadjuvant and the definitive setting. However, regarding the still poor prognosis of many EC patients, particle radiation employing a h...

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Main Authors: Sarah Hartfiel, Matthias Häfner, Ramon Lopez Perez, Alexander Rühle, Thuy Trinh, Jürgen Debus, Peter E. Huber, Nils H. Nicolay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Proton radiation
Carbon ion radiation
Heavy ion radiotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1326-9

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