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Explicit modeling of beam geometry improves three-dimensional dose prediction for esophageal cancer radiotherapy under heterogeneous beam configurations

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-026-02844-7

Published Online: 2026-05-22

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Authors

Duan, Yanhua

Chen, Hua

Wang, Hao

Cao, Hongbin

Gu, Hengle

Shao, Yan

Feng, Aihui

Huang, Ying

Shen, Zhenjiong

Kong, Qing

Xu, Zhiyong
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

National Natural Science Foundation of China (82403785)

National Natural Science Foundation of China (82303947)

Nurture projects for basic research of Shanghai Chest Hospital (2022YNTCQ09)

Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (24ZR1464200)

General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (12375346)
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Article History

Received: 23 January 2026

Accepted: 8 April 2026

First Online: 22 May 2026

Declarations

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: The study is a retrospective study. When the study began, all selected patients signed informed consents and completed radiotherapy. Ethical standards and patients’ confidentiality were ensured and in line with regulations of the local institutional review board and data safety laws. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shanghai Chest Hospital in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki (the committee’s reference Number: KS 24254).

: Not Applicable (There are no identifying images or personal/clinical details of participants that could compromise anonymity in this manuscript).

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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