Radiation Therapy for Esophageal Cancer

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Abstract
In a retrospective review of 70 patients with carcinoma of the esophagus treated by external beam irradiation therapy from 1968-1977 at the Medical College of Virginia [Richmond, Virginia, USA], survival was correlated with race, age, sex, histology and site of tumor. Results of treatment were analyzed in relation to the length of the esophagus treated, the total area of the treatment field and the total tumor dose. Radiotherapy apparently has a place in the palliative treatment of esophageal cancer; palliation apparently is independent of the total volume and dose. There is an indication that with higher dosage the survival rate is slightly higher.