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Computational Modeling of Thermal Damage
Induced by Laser in a Choroidal Melanoma
José Duarte da Silva, Alcides Fernandes, Paulo Roberto
Maciel Lyra, and Rita de Cássia Fernandes de Lima
19.1 Introduction
The medical protocol for treating patients with choroidal melanoma has not yet been fully
standardized. Currently, some of the treatment procedures vary in accordance with the
tumor’s characteristics, such as its dimensions, pigmentation, and location, in addition to
the involvement of the surrounding tissues and other organs that may be affected. Among
the treatment modalities, there is increasing interest in transpupillary thermothera