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. 2007 Feb 15;2:7. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-2-7

Table 1.

Main characteristics of patients and treatment.

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4
Patient Male, 12 y.o. Female, 8 y.o. Female, 13 y.o. Female, 8 y.o.

Diagnosis Ewing Sarcoma extraosseous, intrathoracic Rhabdomyosarcoma mediastinum, stage III Rhabdomyosarcoma anus.
Metastasis lymphnodes intrapelvic, inguinal and osseous
Wilm's tumour of the left kidney.
(Multiple lung metastasis).
Multiple liver metastasis
Status After chemotherapy + surgery + chemotherapy After chemotherapy After chemotherapy After chemotherapy + left nefrectomy + chemo-radiotherapy for lung metastasis
Radiotherapy dose prescription Total = 54.4 Gy, Total = 50.4 Gy, Total = 50.4 Gy, Total = 18 Gy,
 1.6 Gy/fraction  1.8 Gy/fraction  1.8 Gy/fraction  1.2 Gy/fraction
 2 fractions/day  1 fraction/day  1 fraction/day  1 fraction/day
I course (PTV1) = 44.8 Gy I course (PTV1) = 45 Gy I course (PTV1) = 45 Gy
II course(PTV2) = 9.6 Gy (boost, excludes surgical scar) II course (PTV2) = 5.4 Gy (boost) II course (PTV2) = 5.4 Gy (boost, excludes the two inguinal nodes regions)
Target volumes PTV1 = 564 cm3 PTV1 = 109 cm3 PTV1 = 618 cm3 PTV1 = 1234 cm3
PTV2 = 549 cm3 PTV2 = 72 cm3 PTV2 = 193 cm3
Organs at risk dose objectives Lung1 < 15 Gy Lung1 < 15 Gy Rectum1 < 40 Gy Kidney1 < 10 Gy
Heart1 < 30 Gy Heart1 < 30 Gy Bladder1 < 30 Gy
Vertebra1 < 20 Gy Vertebra1 < 20 Gy Uterus1 < 20 Gy
Spinal cord2 < 45 Gy Spinal cord2 < 45 Gy Femural heads1 < 20 Gy
Beam arrangement 6 fields. (both courses)
Gantry angles:
180, 165, 125, 90, 60, 340
7 fields. (both courses)
Gantry angles:
0, 30, 100, 130, 230, 260, 330
I course: 7 fields.
Gantry angles:
0, 51, 103, 154, 206, 257, 308
5 fields
Gantry angles:
0, 72, 144, 216, 288
II course: 5 fields:
Gantry angles:
0, 72, 125, 235, 288

1: mean dose; 2: maximum dose