Visual complications of proton beam therapy for clival chordoma

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 318-323

  Bowyer, J ^a   Natha, S ^a   Marsh, I ^a   Foy, P ^b  

^a WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clival chordoma; Proton beam therapy; Radiation optic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHORDOMA; CLIVUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAXILLA RESECTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SKULL BASE TUMOR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0038056017     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700339     Document Type: Article

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