Mantle treatment of Hodgkin's disease. Results and side effects.
Eighty-seven patients were treated with the mantle technique for Hodgkin's disease. Usually 40 Gy in 27 fractions in two series over 71 days were given. A local recurrence was diagnosed in 3 of 87 patients. An analysis of radiation reactions of the lung tissue, heart and pericardium, and spinal cord is reported. It is recommended to give mantle treatment for Hodgkin's disease over a relatively long period of time such as in split-course in two series.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009187:Myelitis / Q000209:etiology; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes