A Prospective Pilot Study of Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Radiation Therapy as a Component of Trimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton radiation therapy (RT) in trimodality therapy for esophageal cancer. Methods and Materials: This prospective pilot study was planned to accrue 30 patients with locally advanced esophageal or gastroesophageal junction c...

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Published in:	Advances in Radiation Oncology
Main Authors:	Christopher L. Hallemeier, MD, Kenneth W. Merrell, MD, Michelle A. Neben-Wittich, MD, Krishan R. Jethwa, MD, Harry H. Yoon, MD, Henry C. Pitot, MD, Shanda Blackmon, MD, K. Robert Shen, MD, Erik J. Tryggestad, PhD, Broc Giffey, CMD, Bret D. Kazemba, CMD, Jason K. Viehman, MS, William S. Harmsen, MS, Michael G. Haddock, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-08-01
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109424001106

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