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Plaque radiotherapy

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Medical intervention

Plaque radiotherapy
ICD-10-PCS	D8Y0FZZ
ICD-9-CM	92.27
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Plaque radiotherapy is a type ofradiation therapy used to treateye tumors. A thin piece of metal (usually gold) withradioactive seeds placed on one side issewn onto the outside wall of the eye with the seeds aimed at thetumor. It is removed at the end of treatment, which usually lasts for several days.

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

References

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^Sagerman, Robert H.; Alberti, W. (2003-01-29).Radiotherapy of intraocular and orbital tumors. Springer. pp. 40–.ISBN 978-3-540-67373-6. Retrieved19 July 2011.

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

This article incorporatespublic domain material fromDictionary of Cancer Terms.U.S. National Cancer Institute.

Radiation oncology

Specific
therapies

Teletherapy¹

byphoton	Superficial X-rays Orthovoltage X-rays Megavoltage X-rays Radiosurgery / Stereotactic radiation therapy Cyberknife Gamma Knife Cobalt therapy
byelectron	Electron therapy
byhadron	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 systemicradioisotope therapy.

Tests andprocedures involving theeyes

Adnexa

Eyelids	Blepharoplasty East Asian blepharoplasty Epicanthoplasty Eyelid revision Hughes procedure Tarsorrhaphy
Lacrimal system	Dacryocystorhinostomy Punctoplasty

Globe

Refractive surgery	Alpins method Automated lamellar keratoplasty Conductive keratoplasty Corneal inlay Epikeratophakia Epi-LASIK Intrastromal corneal ring segment Keratomileusis Laser blended vision Laser eye surgery Laser thermal keratoplasty LASIK Contoura Vision Limbal relaxing incisions Phakic intraocular lens implantation Photorefractive keratectomy Radial keratotomy SMILE
Cataract surgery	Capsulorhexis Capsulotomy Glued intraocular lens Hydrodelineation Hydrodissection Intraocular lens scaffold Manual small incision cataract surgery Phacoemulsification Prechop
Retinal surgery	Ignipuncture Laser photocoagulation Scleral buckle
Glaucoma surgery	Cyclodestruction Excimer laser trabeculostomy Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery Trabeculectomy Trabeculoplasty
Transplantation	Whole eye transplantation Corneal transplantation Corneal button Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty Pre-Descemet's endothelial keratoplasty Retinal regeneration
Other	Anterior chamber paracentesis Boston keratoprosthesis Corneal collagen cross-linking Enucleation Conformer Evisceration Gundersen flap Intravitreal injection Iridectomy Peritomy Photodisruption Phototherapeutic keratectomy Pterygium Sclerotomy Vitrectomy