American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , January 2008

Frequency of esophageal stenosis after simultaneous modulated accelerated radiation therapy and chemotherapy for head and neck cancer

  • Joshua D. Lawson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • ,
  • Kristen Otto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • ,
  • William Grist, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • ,
  • Peter A.S. Johnstone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Radiation Oncology Department, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Tel.: +1 404 778 3473; fax: +1 404 778 4139.

Received 15 November 2006

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☆ Dr Johnstone is a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, supported in part by the Georgia Cancer Coalition and by National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities grant 5P60 MD000525. This manuscript was prepared under a protocol approved by Emory University School of Medicine (0247-2004).

PII: S0196-0709(06)00310-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.12.002

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , January 2008

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