Radiotherapy Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Radiotherapy, including details on cancer treatment, side effects.

Gamma knife radiosurgery in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (wet-type macular degeneration).

Henderson MA, Valluri S, Lo SS, Witt TC, Worth RM, Danis RP, Timmerman RD

Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Ind., USA.

We evaluated retrospectively our institutional experience in the treatment of macular degeneration with gamma knife radiosurgery (GKR). Treatment was delivered in a single shot of 12 Gy. Seven patients were treated between March of 1999 and May of 2000. The median duration of follow-up was 2.2 years. The majority of patients maintained stable visual acuity after treatment. Our series indicates that GKR may be useful as a salvage treatment for patients who have failed or are ineligible for other treatments for their macular degeneration. Further studies are needed to better define the role of GKR in the treatment of macular degeneration.

Published 27 December 2006 in Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 85(1): 11-7.
Full-text of this article is available online (may require subscription).

© 2004-2008 Radiotherapy Research Today. All Rights Reserved.