Table 2. Mean standardized uptake values before and after stereotactic radiation therapy for the 28 cases studied, as well as for the 2 patients experiencing recurrence of the cancer during the follow-up period.

Variable	Standardized uptake value
Before SRT	7.18
After SRT	2.55*
Follow-up (recurrent cancer)	22.30*

^SRT: stereotactic radiation therapy.

^*p < 0.01 (unpaired or paired t-test)