Involved site radiation therapy for the treatment of early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma in adolescents and young adults

Abstract:

Radiation therapy technology has permitted the development of new treatment planning techniques. Involved field, involved node, and involved site radiotherapy fields are discussed and compared. Indications for and implications of combined modality therapy are examined, particularly as pertinent to the adolescent and young adult population.

Keywords::

• Hodgkin lymphoma
• AYA
• involved site or involved node radiotherapy

Acknowledgment

This research was funded in part through the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant P30 CAoo8748.

Disclosure

The author reports no conflicts of interest in this work.