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Radiation Techniques for the Treatment of Retinoblastoma and Orbital Tumors

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Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors

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External beam radiation therapy has been used successfully to treat primary and metastatic neoplasms of the globe and orbit. Depending upon tumor location and extent, adequate treatment with sparing of the lens can be accomplished but requires meticulous technique. Many field arrangements have been described for unilateral and bilateral disease. Isodose distributions for several of the more commonly employed techniques are presented for direct comparison. Particle beam techniques and plaque isodose distributions are discussed in Chaps. 6 and 7, and 4, 5, 35, 36, and 37, respectively (this volume).

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  1. Clinic for Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Alfried Krupp-Strasse 21, W-4300, Essen 1, Germany

    Winfried E. Alberti M.D. (Priv.-Doz.)

  2. Arnhem Radiotherapeutic Institute, Wagnerlaan 47, 6815 AD, Arnhem, The Netherlands

    Jan Schipper Ph.D. (Adjunct Director Radiation Physics)

  3. 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, 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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Alberti, W.E., Schipper, J., Sagerman, R.H. (1993). Radiation Techniques for the Treatment of Retinoblastoma and Orbital Tumors. 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_34

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