Table 1. Patient characteristics.
EBRT- external beam radiation therapy. HDR - high-dose rate brachytherapy. IMRT - intensity modulated radiation therapy.
| Patient Characteristics | |
| Median age | 50 |
| Stage | |
| I | 28 (39%) |
| II | 28 (39%) |
| III | 11 (16%) |
| IV | 4 (6%) |
| EBRT dose (median) | 45 Gy |
| Boost dose (median) | 5.4 Gy |
| HDR dose (median) | 27.5 Gy |
| 4-field technique | 47 (66%) |
| IMRT | 24 (34%) |
| Ring and tandem | 68 (96%) |
| Interstitial implant | 3 (4%) |
| Length of treatment (median) | 59 days |
| First treatment to cervical stent placement (median) | 29 days |
| First EBRT to HDR (median) | 38 days |