Publications by authors named "Nathan E Hilton"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the effectiveness of episcleral plaque brachytherapy (EPBRT) in treating retinoblastoma, involving 26 tumors across 25 eyes in 21 children, primarily after relapse from other treatments.
- Using iodine-125 as the radiation source, the procedure achieved a high eye preservation rate (15 out of 25 eyes) and a tumor control rate of 25 out of 26 tumors, with median follow-up periods of 47 and 13 months, respectively.
- The findings suggest that EPBRT is an effective local treatment option that can potentially delay the need for more invasive therapies, such as external-beam radiotherapy, especially after initial chemotherapy.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to document the ocular preservation rate after 36 Gy external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for retinoblastoma.
Patients And Methods: Forty-nine eyes of 38 patients were treated with a median dose of 36 Gy EBRT. The patient population included 7 unilateral and 31 bilateral presentations, with a median age at diagnosis of 4 months.