Proton or photon irradiation for hemangiomas of the choroid? A retrospective comparison

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 345-351

  Höcht, Stefan ^a   Wachtlin, Joachim ^a   Bechrakis, Nikolaos E ^a   Schäfer, Christiane ^a   Heufelder, Jens ^b   Cordini, Dino ^b   Kluge, Heinz ^b   Foerster, Michael ^a   Hinkelbein, Wolfgang ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Choroidal hemangioma; Photon irradiation; Proton irradiation; Side effects

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; DRUG THERAPY; FRACTIONATION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; PROTON IRRADIATION;

CHOROIDAL HEMANGIOMA; PHOTON IRRADIATION; SIDE EFFECTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOROID TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBALT GRAY EQUIVALENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETINOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME; UVEA TUMOR; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATROPHY; CATARACT; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33748317931     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.04.051     Document Type: Article

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