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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Mar 14;74(5):1335–1341. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.10.060

Table 2. Treatment characteristics.

Parameter No. of patients (%)
Radiation Dose 66 Gy in 2.2 Gy fractions 49 (58)
66 Gy in 2.2 Gy fractions + SRS boost* 19 (22)
70 Gy in 2 Gy fractions 14 (16)
Other 3 (4)
Radiation technique 3-dimensional CRT 9 (11)
IMRT 76 (89)
Chemotherapy Type Cisplatin +/- 5-fluorouracil 61 (72)
Carboplatin 5 (6)
Cisplatin + Cetuximab 3 (4)
Carboplatin + Paclitaxel 2 (2)
Carboplatin + Paclitaxel + Cetuximab 4 (5)
Cetuximab 6 (7)
Other 4 (5)
*

SRS boost dose ranged from 7-10 Gy

Abbreviations: SRS = stereotactic radiosurgery; Gy = gray; CRT = conformal radiation therapy; IMRT = intensity modulated radiation therapy