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OCT changes in peri-tumour normal retina following ruthenium-106 and proton beam radiotherapy for uveal melanoma.

Rumana N HussainFlorian Moritz HeussenHeinrich Heimann
Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2020)
In comparison to ruthenium-106 plaque brachytherapy, PBR leads to more subtle and slower changes in the outer retinal layers enabling retention of visual function for longer. The difference in dosing regime and dose distribution across the tumour is likely to be causative for this structural differential.
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