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Palliative radiation therapy for patients with orbital and ocular metastases

Author(s) -

Jeannie Chik,

Carmen W. L. Leung,

Kam Hung Wong

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of palliative medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2224-5839

pISSN - 2224-5820

DOI - 10.21037/apm.2019.12.02

Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , palliative care , orbit (dynamics) , external beam radiation , palliative treatment , radiology , surgery , nursing , engineering , aerospace engineering

Patients with cancer may develop metastases to the orbit causing distressing symptoms. External beam radiation therapy (RT) is an effective palliative treatment for patients with orbital and ocular metastases. The aim of treatment is to preserve vision and to reduce pain. Delivery of 30 to 40 Gy in 2 Fr fractions is a practice in many oncology centres. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of shortcourse palliative radiotherapy in the management of orbital and ocular metastases.

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