Skip to main content
. 2022 Sep 2;13:975986. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.975986

Figure 3.

Figure 3

The “abscopal effect” of radiotherapy. When tumor-cell necrosis is induced by radiotherapy, the antigens with the cells are released into the blood, and they can be recognized by immune cells. These activated immune cells could then eliminate the primary tumor or distant metastases.