@article {1363230, title = {Standard fractionation low-dose proton radiotherapy for diffuse choroidal hemangiomas in pediatric Sturge-Weber syndrome}, journal = {J AAPOS}, volume = {17}, number = {3}, year = {2013}, month = {2013 Jun}, pages = {318-22}, abstract = {Sturge-Weber syndrome is a nonhereditary congenital neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by leptomeningeal angiomatosis, facial nevus flammeus, and diffuse choroidal hemangioma, which when complicated by total retinal detachment, portend a poor prognosis. Management is often limited to salvage external beam irradiation. We present a modified proton therapy technique for young children with total bullous retinal detachments that uses standard fractionation low-dose proton radiotherapy to decrease the risk of radiation complications. Treatment techniques for young children who cannot cooperate with conventional radiation protocols are also described.}, keywords = {Child, Child, Preschool, Choroid Neoplasms, Dose Fractionation, Hemangioma, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Proton Therapy, Retinal Detachment, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Ultrasonography, Visual Acuity}, issn = {1528-3933}, doi = {10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.01.003}, author = {Yonekawa, Yoshihiro and MacDonald, Shannon M and Shildkrot, Yevgeniy and Mukai, Shizuo} }