Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Is Not Associated with Perioperative or Survival Benefit over 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer.

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Abstract

The use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in rectal cancer has steadily increased over traditional 3D conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) due to perceived benefit of delivering higher treatment doses while minimizing exposure to surrounding tissues. However, IMRT is technically challenging and costly, and its effects on rectal cancer outcomes remain unclear.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Gastrointest. Surg.

Title: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Publisher: Springer Nature America, Inc

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-4626

ISSN (Print): 1091-255X

Publication date (Electronic): January 2017

Volume: 21

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of Surgery, Duke University, Box 3443, Durham, NC, 27710, USA. zhifei.sun@duke.edu.

[2 ] Department of Surgery, Duke University, Box 3443, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.

[3 ] Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, USA.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s11605-016-3242-8

DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3242-8

PubMed ID: 27510332

SO-VID: a041f935-aa2d-40f2-8d85-c526e42426bd

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Keywords: IMRT,Rectal cancer,Radiotherapy

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Keywords: IMRT, Rectal cancer, Radiotherapy

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