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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)