Feasibility study of pelvic helical IMRT for elderly patients with endometrial cancer.

PURPOSE:Standard treatment for early-stage endometrial cancer involves surgery (when possible) followed by brachytherapy or external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for high-risk tumors. EBRT is not without toxicity, meaning that it could be difficult to complete for elderly patients, who typically have de...

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Main Authors: Jean-Emmanuel Bibault, Philippe Nickers, Emmanuelle Tresch, Abel Cordoba, Eric Leblanc, Pauline Comte, Thomas Lacornerie, Eric Lartigau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4244154?pdf=render