The Calculation of the Dose to Lymphocytes in External Beam Radiation Therapy
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Lymphopenia is known to occur in patients undergoing external beam radiation therapy when the radiation fields encompass major blood vessels and lymphatic tissue. The dose received by the lymphocytes has up to now not been determined. We present here a general formalism for the calculation of the lymphocyte dose for a patient undergoing fractionated radiation therapy at any irradiation site. The calculation procedure is demonstrated for a typical case of pelvic irradiation.
Radiotherapy, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Radiotherapy Dosage, Pelvis, Radiography, Lymphopenia, Humans, Lymph Nodes, Lymphocytes, Mathematics
Radiotherapy, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Radiotherapy Dosage, Pelvis, Radiography, Lymphopenia, Humans, Lymph Nodes, Lymphocytes, Mathematics
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