High-dose Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy and Concurrent Chemotherapy in Esophageal Cancer

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed primary squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus * Age 1 8-75. * Patients must be deemed unresectable disease or patient is not deemed operable due to medical reasons. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group （ECOG） performance status 0 to 2 * No prior radiation to the thorax that would overlap with the current treatment field. * Patients with nodal involvement are eligible * Adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic functions as assessed by the following: Hemoglobin \>/= 10.0 g/dl, Platelet count \>/= 1 00,000/ mm\^3,absolute granulocyte count (AGC) ≥2 × 10\^9 cells/L,bilirubin and Aspartate transaminase ≤1.5 ×upper limit of normal (ULN), Creatinine \</ =1 .5 times ULN. * A signed informed consent must be obtained prior to therapy. * Induction chemotherapy is allowed Exclusion Criteria: * The presence of a fistula. * Prior radiotherapy that would overlap the radiation fields. * gastroesophageal junction cancer or the lower third esophageal cancer invading the gastric wall. * Uncontrolled concurrent illness including, but not limited to: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) exacerbation or other respiratory illness, serious uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF),unstable angina pectoris, uncontrolled hypertension,or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with the study requirements. * Known hypersensitivity to paclitaxel. * Any other condition or circumstance that would, in the opinion of the Investigator, make the patient unsuitable for participation in the study. * Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. * Conditions precluding medical follow-up and protocol compliance