Radiation Oncology

Ophthalmology   

Questions discussed in this category


For LINAC radiosurgery systems, when would you neither offer hypofractionated SRS or SRS for benign perioptic lesions? Is there a distance from the op...

Would increased risks from concurrent intravitreal avastin preclude treatment? Would you recommend a waiting period in between the treatments?

In this scenario, is systemic treatment better given bilateral involvement? In a patient who has already had cataract surgery and is not at risk for c...

Would you suspect progressive disease v. radiation necrosis vs optic neuritis due to immunotherapy. Eyes were within radiation field 8 months ago.&nbs...

Do you prescribe to 5mm/apex or use a margin? Do you add time for tumor growth or allow less than the prescription dose to the apex?

Is modern surgical/reconstruction treatment superior to radiation therapy? If contact brachytherapy or superficial (orthovoltage) therapy isnt possib...


Papers discussed in this category


Ophthalmology, 2002-10

Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2002-12

Am. J. Ophthalmol.,

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2001-03-15

Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys., 2017 Feb 17

Br J Ophthalmol, 2013 Jan 19

JAMA Ophthalmol,

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2013-05-01

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2017-01-01

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2015-06-01

Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys.,

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2006-11

PloS one, 2015

Br J Ophthalmol, 2013 May 03

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2016 Jan 28

Saudi J Ophthalmol,

, 2016 Apr 26

American journal of clinical oncology, 1992-10

N Engl J Med, 2021 Jun 23

Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2000-09

Brachytherapy, 2015

Journal of contemporary brachytherapy, 2021 Feb 18

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2022 Jan 01