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Computed tomography (CT)-based planning utilizing conformal techniques is the standard of care for esophagus cancer.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Daniel R. Gomez M.D., Steven H. Lin M.D., Ph.D., Stephen Bilton M.S. & Zhongxing Liao

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  2. NUHS Tower Block, Level 7, Department of Radiation Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119228, Singapur, Singapore

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Gomez, D.R., Lin, S.H., Bilton, S., Liao, Z. (2013). Esophagus Cancer. In: Lee, N., Lu, J. (eds) Target Volume Delineation and Field Setup. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28860-9_13

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