Plaque radiotherapy

Plaque radiotherapy
Intervention
ICD-10-PCS	D8Y0FZZ
ICD-9-CM	92.27

Plaque radiotherapy is a type of radiation therapy used to treat eye tumors. A thin piece of metal (usually gold) with radioactive seeds placed on one side is sewn onto the outside wall of the eye with the seeds aimed at the tumor. It is removed at the end of treatment, which usually lasts for several days.

Iodine-125 is among the isotopes used.^[1]

References

↑ Sagerman, Robert H.; Alberti, W. (2003-01-29). Radiotherapy of intraocular and orbital tumors. Springer. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-3-540-67373-6. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

External links

Plaque radiotherapy entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".

Radiation oncology

(ICD-9-CM V3 92.2-92.3
ICD-10-PCS D)

Specific
therapies

Teletherapy¹

by photon	Superficial X-rays Orthovoltage X-rays Megavoltage X-rays Radiosurgery / Stereotactic radiation therapy Cyberknife Gamma Knife CHHIP Cobalt therapy

by electron	Electron therapy

by hadron	Particle therapy fast neutron neutron-capture proton

Brachytherapy²

Prostate
- ¹²⁵I
- ¹⁰³Pd
Plaque radiotherapy (¹²⁵I)
Selective internal radiation therapy / SIR-Spheres / TheraSphere (⁹⁰Y)

Unsealed source
radiotherapy3

Other

Conditions

Features and
equipment

¹ Also known as external-beam radiotherapy.
² Also known as sealed-source radiation therapy.
³ Also known as systemic radioisotope therapy.

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

Eye surgery and other procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 08–16+95.0–95.2, ICD-10-PCS 08)

Adnexa

Eyelids	Blepharoplasty East Asian blepharoplasty Epicanthoplasty Tarsorrhaphy

Lacrimal system	Dacryocystorhinostomy Punctoplasty

Globe

Cornea	Radial keratotomy Mini asymmetric radial keratotomy LASIK Keratomileusis Epikeratophakia Corneal transplantation Photorefractive keratectomy Intrastromal corneal ring segment Corneal collagen cross-linking

Iris, ciliary body, sclera, and anterior chamber	Glaucoma surgery: Trabeculectomy Iridectomy

Lens	Phacoemulsification Cataract surgery Capsulorhexis

Retina, choroid, vitreous, and posterior chamber	Vitrectomy

Orbit and eyeball	Enucleation of the eye

Plaque radiotherapy

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