Trends in intensity modulated radiation therapy use for locally advanced rectal cancer at National Comprehensive Cancer Network centers

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Marsha Reyngold, MD, PhD; Joyce Niland, PhD; Anna ter Veer, MS; Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD; Lily Lai, MD; Joshua E. Meyer, MD; Steven J. Nurkin, MD, MS; Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH; John M. Skibber, MD, FACS; Al B. Benson, MD; Martin R. Weiser, MD; Christopher H. Crane, MD; Karyn A. Goodman, MD, MS;

(2017)

Publisher: Elsevier

Journal: Advances in Radiation Oncology, volume 3, issue 1, pages 34-41 (issn: 2452-1094, eissn: 2452-1094)

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Identifiers: doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2017.10.001, pmc: PMC5856979
Subject: Gastrointestinal Cancer | RC254-282 | R895-920 | Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine | Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
mesheuropmc: therapeutics

Purpose: Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been rapidly incorporated into clinical practice because of its technological advantages over 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (CRT). We characterized trends in IMRT utilization in trimodality treatment ... View more

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UT System - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ( The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ) United States Website url: http://www.mdanderson.org/	84%
Roswell Park Cancer Institute ( RPCI ) United States Website url: https://www.roswellpark.org/	90%
University of Colorado Cancer Center ( University of Colorado Cancer Center ) United States Website url: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/centers/cancercenter/Pages/CancerCenter.aspx	90%
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center ( Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center ) United States Website url: http://www.youhaveus.org/	90%
Fox Chase Cancer Center Website url: http://www.foxchase.org/	90%
Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Centre	90%
FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER	90%
FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER (INC),	90%
ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE	90%
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER	90%

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