Field size effects on the risk and severity of treatment-induced lymphopenia in patients undergoing radiation therapy for solid tumors
Purpose: Radiation-induced lymphopenia (RIL) is the result of direct toxicity to circulating lymphocytes as they traverse the irradiated field, occurs in 40% to 70% of patients who undergo conventional external beam radiation therapy, and is associated with worse outcomes in multiple solid tumors. A...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Advances in Radiation Oncology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109418301465 |