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Anita Mahajan, MD, on Radiotherapy Advances in the CNS and Aerodigestive Tract

2015 ASTRO Annual Meeting

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Anita Mahajan, MD, of MD Anderson Cancer Center, summarizes results from three clinical trials on radiation therapy for ependymoma, locally advanced thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and meningioma (Abstracts 31, 1, 7).



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