What dose would you use for a plaque brachytherapy for a melanoma involving the iris?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
The following isotopes have been used for radioactive plaque therapy to treat choroidal melanomas: 125I, 103Pd, and 131Cs as low-energy seeds, and 106Ru as β emitter. The dose used for uveal melanomas is between 80-90Gy with most studies reporting doses ~85 Shields et al., PMID 1...