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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Feb 12;17(6):1515–1529. doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-0935-1

TABLE 3. Radiotherapy.

Characteristic All patients Patients with primary tumors Patients with local recurrence
Number of patients 28 20 8
External-beam radiation median dose, Gy (range) 50.0 (37.5–66.6) 50.0 (45–66.6) 50.2 (37.5–54)
Type of external-beam radiation, n (%)
 Proton beam 10 (35.7%) 6 (30.0%) 4 (50.0%)
 Intensity modulated 11 (39.3%) 8 (40%) 3 (37.5%)
 Both proton beam and intensity modulated 7 (25%) 6 (30.0%) 1 (12.5%)
Timing of external-beam radiation, n (%)
 Preoperative 20 (71.4%) 14 (70%) 6 (75%)
 Postoperative 6 (21.4%) 5 (25%) 1 (12.5%)
 Both preoperative and postoperative 2 (7.1%) 1 (5.0%) 1 (12.5%)
Intraoperative radiation
 Patients, n (%) 12 (42.9%) 8 (40%) 5 (62.5%)
 Median dose, Gy (range) 11 (6–15) 11.75 (7.5–15) 10 (6–12.5)