PET-CT Based Radiotherapy in Esophageal Cancer Patients
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the locoregional control in PET/CT based radiotherapy treatment planning in the treatment of esophageal cancer patients.
Study Design
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Conditions
Esophageal Neoplasms
Location
Atrium Hospital
Heerlen
Netherlands
Status
Recruiting
Source
Maastricht Radiation Oncology
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01156831
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Published on BioPortfolio: 2014-08-27T03:12:25-0400
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Esophageal Neoplasms
Tumors or cancer of the ESOPHAGUS.
Diverticulosis, Esophageal
A pathological condition characterized by the presence of a number of ESOPHAGEAL DIVERTICULA in the ESOPHAGUS.
Heller Myotomy
Surgical incision of the lower esophageal sphincter near the CARDIA often used to treat ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA.
Esophageal Mucosa
Circular innermost layer of the ESOPHAGUS wall that mediates esophageal PERISTALSIS which pushes ingested food bolus toward the stomach.
Neoplasms By Site
A collective term for precoordinated organ/neoplasm headings locating neoplasms by organ, as BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DUODENAL NEOPLASMS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; etc.
