Radiation retinopathy. [Complications of local tumor therapy]

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(79)90043-9· OSTI ID:5985572

Wara, W M; Irvine, A R; Neger, R E; Howes, Jr, E L; Phillips, T L

The records were reviewed of all patients treated with irradiation to the eye at the University of California, San Francisco, between 1960 and 1975. Eight patients were identified who had developed radiation retinopathy 1 to 3 years postrirradiation. Lesions included retinal vascular occlusions, hemorrhages, microaneurysms, exudates, neovascularization, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachments, and optic atrophy with blindness. Four patients had received less than 5000 rad in 6 weeks to the retina, a dose usually considered within normal tissue tolerance.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, San Francisco
• OSTI ID: 5985572
• Journal Information: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 5:1; ISSN IOBPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACCELERATORS
ADENOMAS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
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COBALT 60
COBALT ISOTOPES
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
ENERGY RANGE
EYES
FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION
GAMMA RADIATION
GLANDS
HEAD
HEMORRHAGE
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
ISOLATED VALUES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
LOCAL IRRADIATION
MEDICINE
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PHARYNX
PITUITARY GLAND
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RETINA
SENSE ORGANS
SENSE ORGANS DISEASES
SIDE EFFECTS
SINUSES
SYMPTOMS
THERAPY
VISION
X RADIATION
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES