Proton beam radiotherapy (PBR) for the treatment of retinal capillary haemangioblastoma stabilises tumour progression but with poor visual outcomes

Eye (Lond). 2019 Jul;33(7):1188-1190. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0377-3. Epub 2019 Feb 21.

Authors

Rumana N Hussain¹, Syed Hassan², V Ho², Andrzej Kacperek², Douglas Errington², Heinrich Heimann²

Affiliations

¹ Liverpool Ocular Oncology Service, St Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, L7 8XP, UK. Rumana.hussain@rlbuht.nhs.uk.
² Liverpool Ocular Oncology Service, St Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, L7 8XP, UK.

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Hemangioblastoma / physiopathology
Hemangioblastoma / radiotherapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Proton Therapy / methods*
Retinal Neoplasms / physiopathology
Retinal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Visual Acuity / radiation effects*