Po-384 Combined External Beam Radiotherapy and Intraluminal Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Esophageal Cancer

Šćepanović, D.; Pobijakova, M.; Lukačko, Pavol; Masar, M.; Dolinska, Z.; Masarykova, A.

doi:10.1016/s0167-8140(12)72350-2

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“…More recently though, higher radiotherapy dose is being increasingly reported to improve the outcomes in esophageal cancer. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Radiotherapy dose escalation can be done either with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) or using intraluminal brachytherapy (ILRT). ILRT in esophageal cancer offers an advantage of higher doses to the tumor while sparing the normal tissues and has been studied in combination with external radiotherapy-for both curative and palliative intents-by many researchers around the world.…”

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