[Late radiation effect on the eye].
In order to analyze the chronic radiation injury on the eye, 264 cases with carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses were accumulated from the four large hospitals. 50% appearance dose of the chronic radiation injury, chiefly the radiation cataract, in 3, 5, 7 and 10 years after radiotherapy was 51.6 Gy, 28.3 Gy, 23.9 Gy and 21.6 Gy, respectively.
Morita
K
K
Dept. of Radiation Therapy, Aichi Cancer Center.
Uchiyama
Y
Y
Horiuchi
J
J
Masaki
N
N
Nishio
M
M
D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005123:Eye / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013997:Time Factors; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*