Radiation therapy is used to treat lymphoma.

Radiation therapy can be given in two forms:

• Total nodal irradiation for lymphoma:
• All lymph nodes receive radiation
• Total body irradiation for lymphoma:
• The entire body receives radiation

Complications of radiation therapy include:

• Myelitis:
• Damage to the spinal cord
• Pericarditis:
• Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart
• Pneumonitis:
• Lung inflammation
• Leukemia
• Hypothyroidism