Table 2. Sample Definitions of Sites and Corresponding Radiation Treatment Fieldsa
| Involved Node(s) | Radiation Field |
| Cervical | Neck and infraclavicular/supraclavicularb |
| Supraclavicular | Neck and infraclavicular/supraclavicular ± axilla |
| Axilla | Axilla ± infraclavicular/supraclavicular |
| Mediastinum | Mediastinum, hila, infraclavicular/supraclavicularb,c |
| Hila | Hila, mediastinum |
| Spleen | Spleen ± para-aortics |
| Para-aortics | Para-aortics ± spleen |
| Iliac | Ipsilateral iliac ± inguinal + femoral |
| Inguinal | Inguinal + femoral ± iliac |
| Femoral | Inguinal + femoral ± iliac |
| aAdapted from Hudson.[24] | |
| bUpper cervical region not treated if supraclavicular involvement is extension of the mediastinal disease. | |
| cPrechemotherapy volume is treated except for lateral borders of the mediastinal field, which is postchemotherapy. |
References
- Hudson M, Constine LS: Hodgkin's disease. In: Halperin EC, Constine LS, Tarbell NJ, et al.: Pediatric Radiation Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004, pp 223-60.
