According to studies, Hodgkin's Lymphoma was incurable until the advent of effective therapeutic radiation during the first half of the 20th century. Since survival rates improved, the long-term toxicities from radiotherapy began to emerge. This together with the availability of effective chemotherapy has encouraged a combined modality approach for early-staged disease and the omission of radiotherapy in advanced-staged disease.
This article will provide an insight of developments and indications for modern radiotherapy, in context with advances in chemotherapy, for the treatment of Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL) Hodgkin's Lymphoma was previously thought as incurable until the development of effective therapeutic radiation. This involved irradiating beyond the site of disease to include the adjacent nodal groups, the so-called extended field radiotherapy (EFRT) with total or subtotal nodal…
