Do you use any dose constraints for the spleen while delivering abdominal radiation therapy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
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...