Role of Radiation Therapy in Indolent Nodal Lymphomas
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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)