Advances in dosimetry and biological predictors of radiation-induced esophagitis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To summarize the research progress about the dosimetry and biological predictors of radiation-induced esophagitis.

Methods

We performed a systematic literature review addressing radiation esophagitis in the treatment of lung cancer published between January 2009 and May 2015 in the PubMed full-text database index systems.

Results

Twenty-eight eligible documents were included in the final analysis. Many clinical factors were related to the risk of radiation esophagitis, such as elder patients, concurrent chemoradiotherapy, and the intense radiotherapy regimen (hyperfractionated radiotherapy or stereotactic body radiotherapy). The parameters including Dmax, Dmean, V20, V30, V50, and V55 may be valuable in predicting the occurrence of radiation esophagitis in p

SUBMITTER: Yu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4734814 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature