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Lymph Nodes, Thymus, Spleen, and Lymphatics

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Abbreviations

AHS:

Adult health study samples

CTV:

Clinical target volumes

HSCT:

Hematopoetic stem cell transplantation

MLR:

Mixed lyphocyte reactions

NK:

Natural killer

PHA:

Phytohemagglutinin

TBI:

Total body irradiation

TLI:

Total lymphoid irradiation

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, 875 Blake Wilbur Dr MC 5847, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Jennifer C. Jones & Susan J. Knox

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  1. Dept. Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center James P. Wilmot Cancer Ctr., Rochester, New York, USA

    Philip Rubin

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center James P. Wilmot Cancer Ctr., Rochester, New York, USA

    Louis S. Constine

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Lawrence B. Marks

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Jones, J.C., Knox, S.J. (2014). Lymph Nodes, Thymus, Spleen, and Lymphatics. In: Rubin, P., Constine, L., Marks, L. (eds) ALERT • Adverse Late Effects of Cancer Treatment. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75863-1_26

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