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Treatment of Choroidal Melanomas with 106Ru/106Rh Beta Ray Applications

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Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors

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Enucleation as standard treatment for choroidal melanoma has been questioned because of the loss of sight on that side and the nearly 50% death rate at 5 years due to metastases (Reese 1963). Conservative treatment methods such as electrodiathermy (Weve 1960), photocoagulation (Meyer-Schwickerath 1961a,b; Vogel 1972a,b), irradiation (Stallard 1961, 1966), and microsurgical excision have been used with some success, destroying the tumor and preserving vision.

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  1. Eye Clinic, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 14, O-7010, Leipzig, Germany

    Peter K. Lommatzsch M.D. (Professor, Director)

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  1. Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Nuklearmedizin, Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus, Alfried Krupp-Straße 21, W-4300, Essen 1, Germany

    Winfried E. Alberti

  2. Radiation Oncology Division, Health Science Center, State University of New York, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA

    Robert H. Sagerman M.D., F.A.C.R. (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

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Lommatzsch, P.K. (1993). Treatment of Choroidal Melanomas with 106Ru/106Rh Beta Ray Applications. In: Alberti, W.E., Sagerman, R.H. (eds) Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97011-5_4

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