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. 2013 Nov 25;8:275. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-8-275

Table 7.

Patient and treatment details of SBRT for liver metastasis

Variable (N) N (%)
Gender (174 patients)
 
      Male
95 (54%)
      Female
79 (45%)
Median age (range), years
69 (41 – 91)
Median Karnofsky score (range)
90 (50–100)
Previous treatment
 
      Surgery
22 (12%)
      External beam radiation
7 (4.0%)
      Radiosurgery
8 (4.6%)
      Chemo embolization
1 (0.6%)
      Radiofrequency ablation
5 (2.9%)
      Chemotherapy
103 (59.2%)
      None
54 (31.0%)
Primary tumor site (204 lesions)
 
      Colorectal
103 (50.5%)
      Lung
22 (10.8%)
      Breast
18 (8.8%)
      Pancreas
9 (4.4%)
      Gynecological
9 (4.4%)
      Gastric
9 (4.4%)
      Head and neck
7 (3.4%)
      Malignant melanoma
4 (2.0%)
      Anal
3 (1.5%)
      Kidney
2 (1%)
      Intrahepatic bile duct
2 (1%)
      Other
14 (6.9%)
Median lesion volume, cc
27.3 (1–606)
Median lesion size, cm
2.7 (0.12 – 12.3)
Median number of lesions (range)
1(1–4)
Median number of fractions
3 (1–5)
Median dose (range), Gy
45 (10 – 61)
Prescription dose range
 
      10 – 30 Gy
35 (16.7%)
      33 – 39 Gy
45 (21.6%)
      40 – 45 Gy
42 (20.6%)
      46.5 – 48 Gy
18 (8.8%)
      51 – 54 Gy
38 (18.6%)
      57 – 60 Gy 28 (13.7%)