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Table 2: Sample Definitions of Sites and Corresponding Radiation Treatment Fieldsa
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Involved Node(s)
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Radiation Field
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| 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 |
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a Adapted from Hudson [24]
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b Upper cervical region not treated if supraclavicular involvement is extension of the mediastinal disease.
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c Prechemotherapy volume is treated except for lateral borders of the mediastinal field, which is postchemotherapy.
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References
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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.
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