Tolerance Doses

Tolerance doses & manifestations for normal eye tissues:

  • Retina 45 - 65 Gy - blindness
  • Lens 10 - 18 Gy - cataract
  • Optic nerve 50 - 65 Gy - blindness
from table 21.9, pg. 504 in:
Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology
Faiz M. Khan & Roger A. Potish Eds.
Wiliams & Wilkins Pub. 1998