Esophageal cancer. A prospective phase II study of concomitant-boost external-beam chemoradiation with a top-up endoluminal boost.

PURPOSE: To present the results of a prospective phase II study in esophageal carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients received single doses of 1.8 Gy up to 27 Gy, then concomitant boost to a total of 50.4 Gy (PTV2 [planning target volume], single dose 1.8 Gy) and 64.8 Gy (PTV1, single dose 1.2 Gy...

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Main Authors: Brunner, T, Rupp, A, Melzner, W, Grabenbauer, G, Sauer, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008