This program allows almost all patients to spend only one night in the hospital although the eye plaque is in place for a 5-6 day period. Dose calculations are performed according to the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study protocol and are quality control checked by the Radiation Physics Center, Houston. UCLA is licensed for all medically used radioactive isotopes. Both rigid template and free form isotope insertions are used. Dosimetry and treatment planning capabilities exist for all of the sources.
Precise localization is achieved through the use of ultrasound imaging transducers.
The treatment is well tolerated, cost effective, and has less morbidity than surgery. Click below to return to our index or to read about our stereotactic radiosurgery program.