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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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This chapter will discuss the workup and management of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, with emphasis on radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and published data.

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Acknowledgment

We thank Hans T. Chung, MD; Stephen L. Shiao, MD, PhD; and Naomi R. Schechter, MD for their work on the prior edition of this chapter.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Anna K. Paulsson

  2. Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Adam Garsa

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Paulsson, A.K., Garsa, A. (2018). Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. In: Hansen, E., Roach III, M. (eds) Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62642-0_36

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