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History of Radiotherapy of Hodgkin’s Disease (Now Hodgkin Lymphoma)

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Radiotherapy for Hodgkin’s disease was carried out shortly after the discovery of X-rays with primitive equipment allowing only superficial treatment to small fields. Impressive responses gave rise to optimism which was quickly tempered by the almost inevitable recurrences. With better equipment and more extended treatment fields, cures were eventually obtained even during the kilovolt era. With the advent of megavolt equipment and very extensive treatment fields, cure became a reality for most patients with localized disease. However, with the advent of effective chemotherapy, the role of radiotherapy has changed. Modern advanced radiotherapy technology is now implemented to enable the use of limited radiotherapy in combination with chemotherapy to maximize the chance of cure while minimizing long-term complications.

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  1. Departments of Oncology and Haematology, The Finsen Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, 9 Blegdamsvej, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Lena Specht

  2. Division of Oncology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Dr, Rm 1115, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Saul Rosenberg

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  1. Rigshospitalet, Dept. Oncology 3994, Koebenhavns Universitet, Blegdamsvej 9, Koebenhavn, 2100, Denmark

    Lena Specht

  2. Dept. Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, York Ave. 1275, New York, 10021, New York, USA

    Joachim Yahalom

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Specht, L., Rosenberg, S. (2011). History of Radiotherapy of Hodgkin’s Disease (Now Hodgkin Lymphoma). In: Specht, L., Yahalom, J. (eds) Radiotherapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78944-4_1

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