Abstract
The treatment design and delivery of radiation for esophageal cancer requirea comprehensive understanding of the natural history of disease, patterns of failure, anatomy, and principles of radiobiology. The use of pretreatment imaging, such as computerized axial tomography (CT) scans, endoscopic ultrasonography and positron emission tomography (PET) scans, has improved target delineation. State-ofthe- art equipment and advances in radiation planning software may improve treatment-related toxicities by allowing increasing dose to tumor while minimizing dose to surrounding normal structures.
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Stavas, M., & Chakravarthy, A. B. (2015). Principles of radiation therapy. In Esophageal Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy (pp. 157–172). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20068-2_10
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