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Editorial
. 2020 Apr;12(4):1624-1627.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.02.38.

Revisiting the role of dose escalation in esophageal cancer in the era of modern radiation delivery

Chukwuka Eze  1 , Nina-Sophie Schmidt-Hegemann  1 , Lino Morris Sawicki  2 , Franziska Walter  1 , Farkhad Manapov  1   3
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Editorial

Revisiting the role of dose escalation in esophageal cancer in the era of modern radiation delivery

Chukwuka Eze et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Apr.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.02.38). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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