Proton therapy to treat ocular cancer
Ocular cancer can be difficult to treat because of its proximity to vital organs and vulnerable tissue. Since protons are more easily controlled than conventional X-rays, they can deliver powerful radiation doses to the tumor site without causing unnecessary damage to surrounding tissue in the eye and head, reducing the risk of side effects. Ocular melanoma is the most common type of eye tumors1. Proton therapy allows eye and vision presavation by limiting damage to the cornea, lens, retina, fovea, or optic nerve2. Similarly, it is also a treatment of choice for ocular tumors near the optic nerve or macula3.
References
- Levin WP, Kooy H, Loeffler JS, Delaney TF. Proton beam therapy. British journal of Cancer. 2005 Oct;93(8):849-54.
- Gragoudas E, Li W, Goitein M, Lane AM, Munzenrider JE, Egan KM. Evidence-Based Estimates of Outcome in Patients Irradiated for Intraocular Melanoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120(12):1665–1671.
- Thariat J, Grange JD, Mosci C, Rosier L, Maschi C, Lanza F, Nguyen AM, Jaspart F, Bacin F, Bonnin N, Gaucher D. Visual outcomes of parapapillary uveal melanomas following proton beam therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics. 2016 May 1;95(1):328-35.
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In this website, we provide you with extensive literature and documents about PT research and indications. In particular, we've compiled a series of in-depth white papers exploring the various types of cancers for which proton therapy could be a viable first-choice option.
Proton therapy is indicated in an increasing number of types of tumors. To know more about proton therapy therapy's efficiency and indications, consult our pages on how to start a treatment and the different types of cancers in which oncologist choose proton therapy as a first-choice treatment.
Proton Therapy is indicated in an increasing number of types of tumors. As it minimizes...