| Identifier |
20150222_nanos_posters_042 |
| Title |
Radiation Optic Neuropathy and Retinopathy from Low Dose |
| Creator |
Crandall E. Peeler; Dean M. Cestari |
| Affiliation |
(CEP) Department of Neuro-ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| Subject |
Chemotherapy and Radiation Injury; Optic Neuropathy; Tumors |
| Description |
The risk of optic neuropathy is thought to be low in patients receiving radiation to the anterior visual pathway in cumulative doses less than 50 Gy. We report a case of radiation optic neuropathy (RON) in a patient who received a total dose of 20 Gy, administered in two fractions. |
| Date |
2015-02-22 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2015: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65b388j |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
184486 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65b388j |
