title: Radiation therapy in the treatment of esophageal cancer.
abstract: This article focuses on the role of external beam radiation therapy, both in the primary and adjuvant setting. Much of the discussion is limited to the results of the randomized trials. In the setting where randomized trials are not available, selected nonrandomized series are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Minsky
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic