The effect of dose escalation on gastric toxicity when treating lower oesophageal tumours: A radiobiological investigation

Purpose: Using radiobiological modelling to estimate normal tissue toxicity, this study investigates the effects of dose escalation for concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CRT) in lower third oesophageal tumours on the stomach. Methods and materials: 10 patients with lower third oesophageal cancer we...

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Main Authors: Carrington, R, Staffurth, J, Warren, S, Partridge, M, Hurt, C, Spezi, E, Gwynne, S, Hawkins, M, Crosby, T
Format: Journal article
Published: BioMed Central 2015