Radiotherapy in early stage Hodgkin's lymphoma: The importance of volume and treatment position.
This planning study in Hodgkin's disease confirmed smaller irradiated volumes and subsequently lower doses to lungs, heart and breasts for involved node radiotherapy compared to involved field irradiation. However, shifting the arms from alongside the body to above the head offsets the observed benefit on dose to heart and breasts.
Radiation Oncology Department, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen, Leuven, Belgium. bart.reymen@maastro.nl
Bart
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Reymen
Sylvie
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Spiessens
Yolande
Y
Lievens
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016896:Treatment Outcome