Plaque brachytherapy for small uveal melanomas with extrascleral extension
| Author | Plaque isotope used | No. of patients | Tumour height (mm) | Local recurrence (%) | Follow-up period (months) |
| Bellmann et al4 | 125I | 19 | N/A | 0 | 38 |
| Augsburger et al30 | 125I, 60Co, 106Ru | 8 | 1–10 | 12.5 | 120 |
| Muen and Damato31 | 106Ru | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Gray et al32 | 125I | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Our study | 103Pd | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 80 |
125I = iodine-125, 60Co = cobalt-60, 106Ru = ruthenium-106, 103Pd - palladium-103
*I don’t see any
%, percent; 60Co, cobalt-60; 125I, iodine-125; mm, millimeters; N/A, not available; No., Number; 103Pd, palladium-103; 106Ru, ruthenium-106.