Feasibility of Image-Guided Radiotherapy for Elderly Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Nam P. Nguyen; Misty Ceizyk; Jacqueline Vock; Paul Vos; Alexander Chi; Vincent Vinh-Hung; Judy Pugh; Rihan Khan; Christina Truong; Gabby Albala; Angela Locke; Ulf Karlsson; Steve Gelumbauskas; Lexie Smith-Raymond

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071250

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Feasibility of Image-Guided Radiotherapy for Elderly Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Nam P. Nguyen ,

* E-mail: NamPhong.Nguyen@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Misty Ceizyk,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Jacqueline Vock,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Lindenhofspital, Bern, Switzerland
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Paul Vos,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, United States of America
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Alexander Chi,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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Vincent Vinh-Hung,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Judy Pugh,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Rihan Khan,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Christina Truong,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Gabby Albala,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Angela Locke,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Ulf Karlsson,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Steve Gelumbauskas,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Lexie Smith-Raymond

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Feasibility of Image-Guided Radiotherapy for Elderly Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Nam P. Nguyen,
Misty Ceizyk,
Jacqueline Vock,
Paul Vos,
Alexander Chi,
Vincent Vinh-Hung,
Judy Pugh,
Rihan Khan,
Christina Truong,
Gabby Albala

Published: August 13, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071250

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