RT Journal
A1 Char DH, Castro JR, Stone RD, et al
T1 HElium ion therapy for choroidal melanoma
JF Archives of Ophthalmology
JO Archives of Ophthalmology
YR 1982
FD June 1
VO 100
IS 6
SP 935
OP 938
DO 10.1001/archopht.1982.01030030943008
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1982.01030030943008
AB • Forty patients with choroidal melanomas received radiation therapy with helium ion-charged particles. Thirty-six of 40 patients either remained stable or demonstrated tumor shrinkage. Seventeen of 18 patients followed up for at least one year after therapy demonstrated tumor regression, with a mean tumor shrinkage of approximately 40%. The most effective method of choroidal melanoma management is unclear. Charged-particle external-beam irradiation may be more applicable and have less ocular morbidity than either radioactive plaques or photocoagulation.