Radiogenic Side Effects After Hypofractionated Stereotactic Photon Radiotherapy of Choroidal Melanoma in 212 Patients Treated Between 1997 and 2007

• Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 121 - 128
• Main Authors: Dunavoelgyi, Roman, M.D, Dieckmann, Karin, M.D, Gleiss, Andreas, Ph.D, Sacu, Stefan, M.D, Kircher, Karl, M.D, Georgopoulos, Michael, M.D, Georg, Dietmar, Ph.D, Zehetmayer, Martin, M.D, Poetter, Richard, M.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Adverse side effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Austria; Biological and medical sciences; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; BRACHYTHERAPY; Cataract - etiology; CATARACTS; Choroid Neoplasms - pathology; Choroid Neoplasms - surgery; Choroidal melanoma; Cornea - radiation effects; Corneal Ulcer - etiology; Corneal Ulcer - pathology; Dermatology; Dose Fractionation; EPITHELIUM; Female; FLUORESCEIN; Follow-Up Studies; Glaucoma, Neovascular - etiology; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Hypofractionated stereotactic photon radiotherapy; Juxtapapillary tumors; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; Male; Medical sciences; Melanoma - pathology; Melanoma - surgery; MELANOMAS; Middle Aged; Optic Disk - radiation effects; PATIENTS; PHOTON BEAMS; PHOTONS; Photons - therapeutic use; PROTON BEAMS; Radiation Injuries - etiology; Radiation Injuries - pathology; Radiodermatitis - etiology; Radiology; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Radiosurgery - adverse effects; Radiosurgery - methods; Retina - radiation effects; RUTHENIUM 106; SIDE EFFECTS; Time Factors; Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions; Uveitis - etiology; Uveitis - pathology; Young Adult; Austria; Hypofractionated stereotactic photon radiotherapy; Adverse side effects; Juxtapapillary tumors; Choroidal melanoma; Human; Toxicity; Radiosurgery; Choroid; Malignant tumor; Radiotherapy; Photon; Cancerology; Treatment; Malignant melanoma; Secondary effect; Cancer

Purpose To evaluate side effects of hypofractionated stereotactic photon radiotherapy for patients with choroidal melanoma. Patients and Methods Two hundred and twelve patients with choroidal melanoma unsuitable for ruthenium-106 brachytherapy or local resection were treated stereotactically at the...