Table 3.
Radiation Therapy
| Patient | Number of organs displaced |
Mean distance before spacer in mm (range) |
Mean distance after spacer in mm (range) |
Radiation therapy modality |
Number of fractions |
Dose per fraction |
Total dose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 15.3 (0-24) | 33.0 (31-36) | SBRT | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | 6.5 (1-12) | 26.0 (23-29) | 3-D conformal | 15 | 3.9 | 58.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | 33 | 3-D conformal | 15 | 3.9 | 58.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 11.0 (4-18) | 33.0 (31-35) | 3-D conformal | 15 | 3.9 | 58.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 3.3 (2-5) | 22.3 (10-30) | 3-D conformal | 15 | 2.7 | 40.5 |
| 6 | 2 | 13.5 (4-23) | 20.5 (14-27) | SBRT | 5 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | 2 | 5.0 (3-7) | 12.5 (9-16) | SBRT | 5 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 3-D conformal | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 (0-0) | 50.0 (48-52) | SBRT | 4 | 10 | 40 |
| 10 | 2 | 5.5 (0-11) | 27.5 (20-35) | IMRT | 13 | 4.5 | 58.5 |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | 50 | IMRT | 15 | 3.9 | 58.5 |
| 12 | 1 | 10 | 30 | IMRT | 15 | 3.7 | 58.1 |
SBRT, stereotactic body radiation therapy; IMRT, intensity-modulated radiation therapy