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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Sep 18;94(1):133–138. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.09.014

Table 3. Patterns of Failure among Proton and Photon Treated Cohorts.

Characteristic Proton Therapy (n=45) Photon Therapy (n=43) P value*

Total Relapses 10 (22.2%) 10 (23.3%) 0.908

Patterns of Failure 1.000
 Diffuse or Leptomeningeal Disease 5 (50%) 5 (50%)
 Isolated Focal Spine 2 (20%) 3 (30%)
 Isolated Posterior Fossa 1 (10%) 2 (20%)
 Isolated Brain, other 1 (10%) 0
 Posterior Fossa + Focal Spine 1 (10%) 0
*

P-value is calculated by chi-square test or Fisher's exact test, where appropriate.