Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 166-171 , Autumn 2007

Helical Tomotherapy for Radiotherapy in Esophageal Cancer: A Preferred Plan With Better Conformal Target Coverage and More Homogeneous Dose Distribution

  • Yi-Jen Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Yi-Jen Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000.
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  • An Liu, Ph.D.
    • ,
  • Chunhui Han, Ph.D.
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  • Peter T. Tsai, C.M.D.
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  • Timothy E. Schultheiss, Ph.D.
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  • Richard D. Pezner, M.D.
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  • Nilesh Vora, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
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  • Dean Lim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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  • Stephen Shibata, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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  • Kemp H. Kernstine, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology Thoracic Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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  • Jeffrey Y.C. Wong, M.D.

Received 9 December 2006 ,Accepted 14 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2006.12.003

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 166-171 , Autumn 2007

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