Radiation therapy is an important component of cancer therapy for many malignancies. With
improvements in cardiac-sparing techniques, radiation-induced cardiac dysfunction has …

Radiation to the mediastinum is a key component of treatment with curative intent for a range
of cancers including Hodgkin's lymphoma and breast cancer. Exposure to radiation is …

Background: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors are at increased risk for developing valvular
heart disease (VHD). We evaluated the determinants of the risk and the radiation dose …

Long-term survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are at an increased risk for a range of late
complications, with subsequent malignant neoplasm and cardiovascular disease …

Ionizing radiation is widely used in various industrial and medical applications, resulting in
increased exposure for certain populations. Lessons from radiation accidents and …

Chest radiotherapy is routinely used to treat malignancies such as Hodgkin disease and
breast cancer but is commonly associated with a variety of cardiovascular complications …

Introduction: Recent trials in radiotherapy have associated heart dose and survival,
inadequately explained by the existing literature for radiation-related late cardiac effects …

Abstract Background Radiotherapy in Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL) is currently evolving with
new attempts to further reduce radiation volumes to the involved-node concept (Involved …

Advances in cancer therapeutics have improved patient survival rates. However, cancer
survivors may suffer from adverse events either at the time of therapy or later in life …

Background Radiotherapy-related heart injury is well documented, with no apparent safety
threshold dose. The number of long-term cancer survivors exposed to mediastinal …