Microsoft PowerPoint - 17 Introduction Valentini [Compatibil

Previous Page

Next Page

Page Background

Last, but … Esophagus

•

Dose limit = 50 Gy Mean dose > 34 Gy

Sing IJROBP 2003

•

Lenght of esophagus receiving more than 55 Gy

Maguire IJROBP 1999

•

Acute esophageal toxicity is the greatest predictor of late toxicity