Tumor localization and treatment technique for cancer of the esophagus

Autor:	Cynthia A. O'Brien, Carole A. Sullivan, Geoffrey L. Smoron
Rok vydání:	1974
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Esophageal Neoplasms business.industry Cancer Radiotherapy Dosage Esophageal cancer medicine.disease Spinal cord Surgery Prone position medicine.anatomical_structure Methods Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology Esophagus business
Zdroj:	Radiology. 111(3)
ISSN:	0033-8419
Popis:	To minimize damage to spinal cord and lungs while treating esophageal cancer, a combination technique is useful. Patients receive 4,000–4,500 rads with opposed ports, and then receive an additional 2,000–2,500 rads by 360° rotation. When treated by rotation, patients are in the prone position since this nearly always causes an esophageal shift anteriorly, and the dose to the spinal cord is low.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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