Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64, October 2010

High-dose preoperative chemoradiotherapy in esophageal cancer patients does not increase postoperative pulmonary complications: Correlation with dose–volume histogram parameters

  • Meysan Hurmuzlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Førde Central Hospital, Førde, Norway
    • Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, N-5021 Bergen, Norway.
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  • Kjell Øvrebø

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
    • Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
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  • Tore Wentzel-Larsen

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
  • ,
  • Ludvig Paul Muren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
  • ,
  • Asgaut Viste

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
    • Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
  • ,
  • Rune Smaaland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology and Hematology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway

Received 18 December 2009; received in revised form 26 May 2010; accepted 21 June 2010. published online 13 August 2010.

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PII: S0167-8140(10)00392-0

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2010.06.008

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64, October 2010