Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Symposium

 

-Joint Symposium with International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group

 

 

On April 2, the Yonsei Cancer Center’s Department of Radiation Oncology and the International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG) jointly hosted the Malignant Lymphoma Modern Radiation Treatment Academic Symposium. Participating in the symposium were ILROG Chairman Dr. Joachim Yahalom (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), ILROG Vice Chairwoman Dr. Lena Specht (Copenhagen University), Professor Seo Chang-ok (Yonsei College of Medicine), and a number of other noted specialists and doctors.

 

 

 

In his symposium address, Dr. Yahalom said that radiation is the most effective treatment for lymphoma, and he highlighted recent technological advances in radiation treatment for the disease. Speaking of the symposium, Professor Geum Ki-chang from the Department of Radiation Lymphoma explained: “Lymphoma treatment requires the team work of various departments, such as hematooncology and radiation oncology. In the future, we plan to continue this cooperation with ILROG and other global research organizations to provide the best possible treatment for the patients.”