Feasibility of Elective Nodal Irradiation (ENI) and Involved Field Irradiation (IFI) in Radiotherapy for the Elderly Patients (Aged ≥ 70 Years) with Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis from a Single Institute.

We conducted a retrospective analysis to assess the feasibility of involved field irradiation (IFI) in elderly patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC).We performed a retrospective review of the records of elderly patients (≥ 70 years) with unresectable ESCC and no distant metastases who...

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Main Authors: Wang Jing, Hui Zhu, Hongbo Guo, Yan Zhang, Fang Shi, Anqin Han, Minghuan Li, Li Kong, Jinming Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4670202?pdf=render