Search for: [Abstract = "Introduction\: Exophthalmos is a syndrome of ophthalmological symptoms associated in 90% with hyperthyroidism. Diminishing of the volume of swollen intraorbital tissues is often necessity in the treatment of exophthalmos regardless of thyroid function compensation. Sterydotherapy, radiotherapy, combination of both methods and surgical decompression of orbits are used to achieve this aim. Aim\: Estimation of efficacy of exophthalmos radiotherapy, verification of indications and estimation of the factors influencing the treatment results are the purpose of the work. Material\: Between 2000 and 2003 years in 121 patients with Graves ophthalmopathy retrobulbar regions were irradiated to total dose of 20 Gy in 10 fractions using 6 MeV photon beam in the Department of Radiotherapy in Pediatric University Hospital in Cracow, Prokocim. In 116 patients radiotherapy was preceeded by corticosteroid treatment \(Solu Medrol\) which was administered i.v., 2 g weekly for 4 consecutive weeks. So 5 patients were treated with radiotherapy alone. Methods\: For each patient ophthalmologic examination was performed before the started treatment. Also before radiotherapy for each patient an individual perspex mask was prepared to ensure appropriate treatment reproducibility. Computered tomographic \(CT\) of the orbits were performed for planning goals for each patient. Two opposite, isocentric lateral beams"]
