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. 2015 Jan 13;10:17. doi: 10.1186/s13014-014-0326-z

Table 8.

The study reports of late complications occurrence after IMRT

Xerostomia Ears Subcutaneous Soft tissue Skin reaction Trismus Mandible Eyes Brain Spinal cord Cranial nerve
Xiao [13] 2001-05 61.8% 91.2% 94.1% 35.3% 7.4% 0% 1.5% 17.6% 4.4%
N = 68 MFU* = 54 m ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 1.5% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0%
Chen YY [23] 2001-04 5.7%
N = 211 MFU* = 48 m ≥G3 0%
Su [18] 2001-08 15.4%
N = 259 MFU* = 40 m
Zhou [17] 2003-06 16%
N = 305 MFU* = 48.9 m
Wang [21] 2003-06 ≥G3 2.7% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0.14% ≥G3 0.3% ≥G3 0.7% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0.14%
N = 695 MFU* = 66.4 m
Wu [20] 2006-09 ≥G3 0% ≥G3 10% ≥G3 2% ≥G3 1%
N = 249 MFU* = 54.1 m
This study 2003–07 N = 208 MFU* = 78 m 40.9% 67.8% 89.9% 47.6% 7.21% 0% 1.44% 4.80% 0% 2.88%
≥G3 0% ≥G3 0.96% ≥G3 1.9% ≥G3 0.48% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0.48% ≥G3 0% ≥G3 0.96%

*MFU: Median follow-up.