INTRODUCTION
In a recent work, we found that irradiation of the neck of
Hodgkin (H) and non-Hodgkin (NH) patients determines a
greater intima-media thickness (IMT) of arterial wall than
in controls matched for the classic atherosclerosis risk
factors, so we concluded that radiotherapy (RT) can influence
the atherosclerotic process (Bilora et al. 2006). This