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Comparative Study
. 1999 Feb;50(2):199-204.
doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(98)00130-3.

Impact of localized radiotherapy on blood immune cells counts and function in humans

C Belka  1 , H Ottinger, E Kreuzfelder, M Weinmann, M Lindemann, A Lepple-Wienhues, W Budach, H Grosse-Wilde, M Bamberg
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Comparative Study

Impact of localized radiotherapy on blood immune cells counts and function in humans

C Belka et al. Radiother Oncol. 1999 Feb.

Abstract

Immune cells subsets were prospectively analyzed after localized radiotherapy (LRT). LRT reduced the levels of all lymphocyte subsets, with B-cells and naive T-cells being most sensitive. Lymphocyte function was suppressed, but still within the normal range. Rapid recovery of cytotoxic T-cells/natural killer cells after LRT and the functional suppression within normal levels explains the low incidence of infections after LRT.

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