beta-Ray treatment of malignant epibulbar melanoma

Sixty-eight patients suffering from conjunctival melanoma were treated by beta-irradiation. The dose given ranged between 15,000 and 20,000 rd at the tumor surface. In 75% the therapy was successful. In 67,4% the melanoma could be cured by beta-irradiation alone with a follow-up period between three...

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Veröffentlicht in:Albrecht von Graefes Archiv f r Klinische und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie 1978-12, Vol.209 (2), p.111-124
1. Verfasser: Lommatzsch, P K
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Sixty-eight patients suffering from conjunctival melanoma were treated by beta-irradiation. The dose given ranged between 15,000 and 20,000 rd at the tumor surface. In 75% the therapy was successful. In 67,4% the melanoma could be cured by beta-irradiation alone with a follow-up period between three and ten years. The lethality rate from proven metastases was only 6.2%. The regression time after beta-therapy, as a rule, exceeded several months. Beta-rays can be used either primarily or after tumor excision. Care should be taken that the applicator covers all the tissue containing tumor cells.
ISSN:0065-6100
1435-702X
DOI:10.1007/BF00407844