Role of Radiological Imaging in Radiation Oncology: Experiences within the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG)

Since its beginning, more than 16.000 patients have been enrolled in the multicentric randomized trials of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) for adult patients. Within six study generations the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma has been developed stepwise by using the results of the completed protocols. Now the 6th generation is active. According to the role of radiotherapy, the study group successfully evaluated different dose-effect relationships and could also prove the efficacy of involved field radiotherapy in early stages in combination with effective chemotherapy. At present a radiation dose of 20 Gy to t…