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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Apr 17;80(1):185–192. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.01.034

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Pt.
No.
Age
(y),
Gender
Eye Clinical
presentation
VA Treatment
modality
Radiation
dose (dose @
isodose ×
fractions)
Optic nerve
isodose
(range)
Retinal
isodose
(range)
Visual
outcome
Radiologic
outcome
Toxicity Follow-up
(mo)
1 46, F Right VA loss Finger counting at 3 ft. FCRT 6 Gy @ 80% × 6 = 36 Gy 40–95% 10–20% 4/200, improved visual field and VA Tumor regression Eyelid edema 151
2 47, F Left Visual field loss, diminished color vision 20/20 FCRT 1.8 Gy × 30 = 54 Gy (isodose NA) NA NA Improved visual field Stable None 132
3 39, M Left Visual field loss 20/20 FCRT 1.8 Gy @ 90% × 30 = 54 Gy 90% (1.90–2.01 Gy) 50% Improved visual field Stable Radiation-induced retinopathy 121
4 44, F Right Right blindness, orbital pain, headache, proptosis FCRT 1.8 Gy @ 90% × 30 = 54 Gy 95–100% (1.90–2.0 Gy) NA Stable visual examination findings Stable None 107
5 59, F Left Visual field and VA loss 20/300 FCRT 1.8 Gy @ 98% × 30 = 54 Gy 98% (1.81–1.84 Gy) 98% (0.04–1.81 Gy) 20/40, improved visual field and VA Stable None 90
6 45, M Left Visual loss 20/200 FCRT 1.8 Gy × 30 = 54 Gy (isodose NA) NA NA Improved Stable None 78
7 45, M Left Visual field loss 20/20 FCRT 1.8 Gy @ 90% × 30 = 54 Gy 90% 98% Improved visual field Stable None 80
8 44, F Left Visual loss 20/40 FCRT 1.8 Gy @ 98% × 28 = 50.4 Gy 98% (1.83–1.85 Gy) 72–98% (1.34–1.82 Gy) Stable Stable None 62
9 46, F Right Visual field and VA loss 20/30 FCRT 1.8 Gy @ 90% × 28 = 50.4 Gy 90% (1.58–2.10 Gy) 40% (0.08–1.36 Gy) 20/25, improved visual field and VA Tumor regression None 61

Abbreviations: Pt. No. = patient number; VA = visual acuity; FCRT = functional conformal radiotherapy; NA = not available.