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CONCLUSIONS
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IMRT should be favored in the treatment of esophageal
cancer
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The inverse treatment planning is asking for contraints to
the tumor as well as for organs at risk
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The constraints to OARs should minimize the dose
delivered to critical structures which could be associated
to acute toxicities and poor compliance
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The ALARA principle should be applied to all thoracic
irradiated organs.