Efficacy and safety of intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus three-dimensional conformal radiation treatment for patients with gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Radiation or radiochemotherapy is a common adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been demonstrated to provide better dose conformity, allowing dose escalation and/or reduction of normal tissue exposure compared with three-dimensiona...

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Main Authors: Fang Ren, Shaodan Li, Yin Zhang, Zhifei Zhao, Haiming Wang, Yixin Cui, Maoyun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1294-0