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. 2013 Aug 6;8(8):e69657. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069657

Table 2. Disease characteristics and radiation dose to the retina of irradiated subjects.

OD OS
No. Disease Site Histology Stage Prescription Dose Mean Dose (Gy)* Max Dose (Gy)* % of retina receiving > 45 Gy Mean Dose* Max Dose* % of retina recei ving > 45 Gy
1 L ethmoid sinus Adenocarci noma T4aN0M0 62.4 Gy/1.2 Gy BID 18.4 44.1 0 29.9 54.8 19.5
2 R maxillary sinus Adenoid cystic carcinoma T4bN0M0 62 Gy/2 Gy 44.4 64.5 51.0 3.58 17.8 0
3 Nasopharynx Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, WHO type III T4N2cM0 68 Gy/2 Gy 55.6 69.4 85.2 35.1 54.9 12.2
4 L maxillary sinus Squamous cell carcinoma T4bN0M0 70.2 Gy/1.8 Gy 8.23 35 0 59.7 74 93.8
5 R ethmoid sinus Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma T4aN0M0 63 Gy/2 Gy 47.6 60.2 67.9 11.8 40.7 0
6 R ethmoid sinus Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma T2N0M0 59.4 Gy /1.8 Gy 30.0 60.9 22.6 16.2 50.7 5.1
7 L maxillary and ethmoid sinuses Neuroendocrine carcinoma T4bN0M0 60 Gy/2 Gy 23.7 51 1.5 58.6 80.3 87.8
8 R maxillary sinus Squamous cell carcinoma T2N0M0 59.4 Gy/1.8 Gy 31.3 63.3 31.0 11.0 51.0 1.1
9 R nasal vestibule Squamous cell carcinoma T4aN0M0 73.2 Gy/2 Gy/1.2 Gy BID 40.1 65.7 38.4 36.9 65 32.1

Listed as total dose/dose per fraction. BID: twice a day fractions.

*

Doses to the retina, as defined in the methods section.