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Chapter 6 discusses the upper gastrointestinal tract, and addresses that the technical challenges of these diseases are considerable related to tumour volumes, anatomical situation, and poor normal tissue tolerance particularly of the intra-abdominal contents. More contemporaneous treatment techniques such as IMRT and IGRT have not currently made significant impact in the routine treatment of upper gastrointestinal tumours in the UK.
Title: Upper gastrointestinal tract
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Chapter 6 discusses the upper gastrointestinal tract, and addresses that the technical challenges of these diseases are considerable related to tumour volumes, anatomical situation, and poor normal tissue tolerance particularly of the intra-abdominal contents.
More contemporaneous treatment techniques such as IMRT and IGRT have not currently made significant impact in the routine treatment of upper gastrointestinal tumours in the UK.
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