Table of Contents Table of Contents
Previous Page  1174 / 1835 Next Page
Information
Show Menu
Previous Page 1174 / 1835 Next Page
Page Background

Role of Radiation Therapy in Indolent Nodal Lymphomas

Advanced-stage Indolent Lymphoma

Patients with advanced or recurrent indolent disease treated with very low

doses of only 4 Gy in 2 fractions achieve high response rates

RT provides effective palliation for localized symptomatic disease

RT to sites of bulky disease where monitoring clinical progression is

challenging and progressive disease may lead to organ failure (such as within

the retroperitoneum)