Radiation-induced optic neuropathy after pencil beam scanning proton therapy for skull-base and head and neck tumours

Kountouri, Melpomeni; Pica, Alessia; Walser, Marc; Albertini, Francesca; Bolsi, Alessandra; Kliebsch, Ulrike; Bachtiary, Barbara; Combescure, Christophe; Lomax, Antony J; Schneider, Ralf; Weber, Damien Charles

doi:10.1259/bjr.20190028

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English

Radiation-induced optic neuropathy after pencil beam scanning proton therapy for skull-base and head and neck tumours

ContributorsKountouri, Melpomeni; Pica, Alessia; Walser, Marc; Albertini, Francesca; Bolsi, Alessandra; Kliebsch, Ulrike; Bachtiary, Barbara; Combescure, Christophe

; Lomax, Antony J; Schneider, Ralf; Weber, Damien Charles

Published inBritish Journal of Radiology, vol. 93, no. 1107, 20190028

Publication date2020

Abstract

Objective: To assess the radiation-induced optic neuropathy (RION) prevalence, following high dose pencil beam scanning proton therapy (PBSPT) to skull base and head and neck (H&N) tumours.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology/radiotherapy/surgery
Humans
Hypertension/complications
Middle Aged
Optic Chiasm/radiation effects
Optic Nerve/radiation effects
Optic Nerve Diseases/epidemiology/etiology/pathology
Prevalence
Proton Therapy/adverse effects/methods
Radiation Injuries/complications
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Risk Factors
Skull Base Neoplasms/pathology/radiotherapy/surgery
Young Adult

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Centre de recherche clinique

Research groups

Epidémiologie clinique et biostatistique (115)

Citation (ISO format)

KOUNTOURI, Melpomeni et al. Radiation-induced optic neuropathy after pencil beam scanning proton therapy for skull-base and head and neck tumours. In: British Journal of Radiology, 2020, vol. 93, n° 1107, p. 20190028. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20190028

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PID : unige:153127
DOI : 10.1259/bjr.20190028
PMID : 31322969

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/31322969/

Journal ISSN0007-1285

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Radiation-induced optic neuropathy after pencil beam scanning proton therapy for skull-base and head and neck tumours

Objective: To assess the radiation-induced optic neuropathy (RION) prevalence, following high dose pencil beam scanning proton therapy (PBSPT) to skull base and head and neck (H&N) tumours.

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