Radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma
Radiotherapy is a common treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma. It uses high energy rays similar to x-rays to kill cancer cells. For Hodgkin lymphoma, you usually have external beam radiotherapy. This means that you have the treatment from an external radiotherapy machine.
Planning radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma
Before you can start radiotherapy, your team needs to plan your treatment. This means working out the dose of radiotherapy you need and exactly where you need it.
Having radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma
Radiotherapy machines are very big and may rotate around you to give treatment from different directions. You usually have treatment once a day from Monday to Friday, usually over a few weeks.
Side effects of radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma
Radiotherapy can cause side effects in the area where you have treatment. There are short term and long term side effects. Everyone is different and the side effects vary from person to person.
