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SUBMITTER: Wu AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254177 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 20140723 2
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to central lung tumors can cause esophageal toxicity, but little is known about the incidence or risk factors. We reviewed central lung SBRT patients to identify dosimetric factors predictive of esophageal toxicity.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We assessed esophageal toxicity in 125 SBRT patients. Using biological equivalent doses with α/β=10 Gy (BED₁₀), dose-volume histogram variables for the esophagus (Dv and Vd) were assesse ...[more]