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Thoracic Malignancies

Radiation Biology   

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Have you ever used sodium alginate to treat radiation-induced mucositis of the upper digestive tract?
Sodium alginate, an ingredient found in ice cream, is now being used in Japan to reduce RT-induced esophagitis. Anecdotally, a daily quart of ice crea...
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For patients with advanced-stage NSCLC being treated with concurrent chemoRT who miss treatment days secondary to acute toxicities, do you add on fractions at the end of treatment to compensate for repopulation, as is done in head and neck cancers?
If so, how do you calculate the amount of fractions that are added?
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Related Topics in Thoracic Malignancies

  • Lung Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Hematologic Malignancies
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Palliation
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Gastrointestinal Cancers
  • Genitourinary Cancers

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