Low Dose Total Body Irradiation for Relapsed Low Grade Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Experience of National Cancer Institute, Cairo
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52689#.VKDC3cCAM4 Author(s) Yasser Bayoumi 1* , Aida Radwan 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Radiation Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt . 2 Medical Physics Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt . ABSTRACT Background and Purpose: The relapsed low grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (LG-NHL) is currently incurable disease and the optimal treatment regimen has not determined yet. Low dose total body irradiation (LTBI) provides an alternative mechanism of action against cancer cells rather than direct cell kill. The mode of action of LTBI is immune-modulatory effec...