Stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy in the treatment of juxtapapillary choroidal melanoma: The mcgill university experience

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Al Wassia, Rolina ^a   Dal Pra, Alan ^a   Shun, Kitty ^a   Shaban, Ahmed ^a   Corriveau, Christine ^b   Edelstein, Chaim ^c   Deschenes, Jean ^c   Ruo, Russel ^a   Patrocinio, Horacio ^a   Cury, Fabio L B ^a   Deblois, Franois ^d   Shenouda, George ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Choroidal melanoma; Juxtapapillary; Local tumor control; Stereotactic radiotherapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHOROIDAL MELANOMA; COLLABORATIVE OCULAR MELANOMA STUDIES; DRY EYE; FRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY; JUXTAPAPILLARY; LOCAL CONTROL; LOCAL TUMOR CONTROL; MCGILL UNIVERSITY; NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT; OPTIC DISC; OPTIC NEUROPATHIES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION-INDUCED; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; VISUAL LOSS;

DERMATOLOGY; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; TOXICITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CATARACT; CHOROID MELANOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRY EYE; ENUCLEATION FREE SURVIVAL; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUXTAPAPILLARY CHOROIDAL MELANOMA; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INDUCED RETINOPATHY; RETINOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTACTIC FRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYE ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; RADIOSURGERY; RETINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR BURDEN; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 80255139973     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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