Table 3.

Acute toxicity.

Toxicity	IMRT (N = 23)	PBRT (N = 18)	P value
Dermatitis
Grade 0	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0.032
Grade 1	6 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)
Grade 2	9 (39.1%)	13 (72.2%)
Grade 3	8 (34.8%)	5 (27.8%)
Grade 4	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Mucositis
Grade 0	3 (13.0%)	12 (66.7%)	0.005
Grade 1	8 (34.8%)	3 (16.7%)
Grade 2	10 (43.5%)	3 (16.7%)
Grade 3	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)
Grade 4	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Nausea
Grade 0	7 (30.4%)	15 (83.3%)	0.003
Grade 1	3 (13.0%)	1 (5.6%)
Grade 2	13 (56.5%)	2 (11.1%)
Grade 3	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Dysgeusia
Grade 0	4 (17.4%)	14 (77.8%)	<0.001
Grade 1	4 (17.4%)	3 (16.7%)
Grade 2	15 (65.2%)	1 (5.6%)
Dysphagia
Grade 0	12 (52.2%)	15 (83.3%)	0.101
Grade 1	9 (39.1%)	2 (11.1%)
Grade 2	2 (8.7%)	1 (5.6%)
Grade 3	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Grade 4	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Fatigue
Grade 0	2 (8.7%)	11 (61.1%)	0.002
Grade 1	19 (82.6%)	6 (33.3%)
Grade 2	2 (8.7%)	1 (5.6%)
Grade 3	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)