title: Technique for Robotic Stereotactic Irradiation of Choroidal Melanoma.
abstract: Radiotherapy has a long history in the organ-sparing management of choroidal melanoma. Joining plaque radiotherapy and proton irradiation, stereotactic robotic photon irradiation is a new tool in the radiation oncologist's armamentarium for ocular tumors. The non-coplanar fields with steep dose gradients are well suited to spare uninvolved retina, anterior chamber, and the optic nerve. In our practice, it is the preferred treatment for melanomas that are non-amenable to standard plaque brachytherapy. Since late 2010, we have treated more than 40 patients with our robotic linear accelerator. This case-based technical note outlines the technique used at the University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal (CHUM).
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Béliveau-Nadeau
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal (CHUM).
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Callejo
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Center ; Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Montreal ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal (CHUM) ; Department of Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Center.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roberge
keywords: choroidal melanoma; cyberknife