Table 2.
Choroidal melanoma characteristics, plaque radiotherapy parameters and initial RM treatment
| Visual acuity prior to plaque, n (%) | |
| 20/20 to 20/50 (logMAR 0 to 0.4) | 7 (88) |
| 20/60 to 20/200 (logMAR 0.5 to 1) | 1 (12) |
| Tumour size: mean (median, range) | |
| Basal dimension | 11.1 (11.9, 7.1–13.9) |
| Thickness | 4.3 (2.8, 2.3–10.9) |
| Proximity to optic disc | 3.2 (2.5, 0.5–9.4) |
| Proximity to fovea | 1.8 (1.5, 0–5.7) |
| Isotope: mean (%) | |
| Palladium-103 | 7 (88) |
| Iodine-125 | 1 (12) |
| Mean radiation dose, Gy: mean (median, range) | |
| Apex | 69.4 (70.2, 48.2–87.4) |
| Optic disc | 56.2 (9.0–125.1) |
| Fovea | 81.5 (75.2, 22.7–138.2) |
| AJCC stage: stage (n) | T1(4), T2(2), T3(2) |
| Months to onset of RM: mean (median, range) | 26 (25, 12–44) |
AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; RM, radiation maculopathy.