Late effects of radiation therapy in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Cancer Treat. Rep.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7054680

Kinsella, T J; Fraass, B A; Glatstein, E

In the last two decades, a considerable amount of clinical and experimental animal data has been accumulated regarding the tolerance of the major normal tissues and organs traversed by the radiation beams in treating Hodgkin's disease. Typically, the tolerance of several tissues and organs must be considered in designing the very large radiation portals such as the mantle. Today, sophisticated machinery such as computerized tomography scanners, simulators, computers, and linear accelerators are available to improve the radiation planning and treatment of Hodgkin's disease. In this paper, researchers discuss the late effects of radiation therapy to the lung, heart, thyroid, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, and the gonads of adults with Hodgkin's disease. Emphasis is placed on our recommendations for modifications of radiation technique to improve the complication-free cure rate.

• Research Organization: Radiation Oncology Branch, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
• OSTI ID: 7054680
• Journal Information: Cancer Treat. Rep.; (United States), Journal Name: Cancer Treat. Rep.; (United States) Vol. 66:4; ISSN CTRRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CAT SCANNING
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COMPUTERS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
GLANDS
GONADS
HEART
HODGKINS DISEASE
KIDNEYS
LABORATORY ANIMALS
LUNGS
LYMPHOMAS
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PLANNING
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOLOGY
RADIOSENSITIVITY
RADIOTHERAPY
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SIMULATION
THERAPY
THYROID
TOMOGRAPHY