Plaque radiotherapy

Plaque radiotherapy
Specialty	{{#statements:P1995}}
ICD-10-PCS	D8Y0FZZ
ICD-9-CM	92.27

Plaque radiotherapy is a type of radiation therapy used to treat eye tumors. A thin piece of metal (usually gold) with radioactive seeds placed on one side is sewn onto the outside wall of the eye with the seeds aimed at the tumor. It is removed at the end of treatment, which usually lasts for several days.

Iodine-125 is among the isotopes used.

External links

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

 This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".