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Patients treated with brachytherapy
| Characteristic (n=93) | Patients Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at start of RT | |
| Median (66 years) | |
| Range (49–83 years) | |
| Stratum | |
| Academic | 23 (24.7) |
| Non-academic | 70 (75.3) |
| Risk groupa | |
| Low (favorable) | 61 (66.3) |
| Intermediate | 23 (25.0) |
| High (unfavorable) | 8 (8.7) |
| Type of implant | |
| Iodine-125 | 72 (77.4) |
| Palladium-103 | 14 (15.1) |
| High dose rate | 7 (7.5) |
| Endocrine manipulation | |
| No | 76 (81.7) |
| Yes | 17 (18.3) |
Excluding 1 patient for whom risk group could not be determined.
