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Do you use any dose constraints for the spleen while delivering abdominal radiation therapy?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The prognostic impact of post-RT lymphopenia on overall survival has been suggested by studies in esophageal, lung and pancreatic cancers (among others).

Sunil Krishnan and others at MDACC looked at the relationship between degree of post-RT lymphopenia and mean splenic dose for patients with pancrea...

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