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. 2016 Sep 29;10:677. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2016.677

Table 2. Acute treatment toxicity according to the criteria of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (RTOG/EORTC) [8].

Treated region Acute toxicity Number of events
N = 957 lesions
Pelvis
441 lesions
GU
G1
G2
G3
G4
Total

112 (25%)
34 (8%)
6 (1.4%)
2 (0.5%)
154 (35%)
GI
G1
G2
G3
G4
Total

71 (16%)
14 (3%)
0
0
85 (19%)
Thorax
363 lesions
Lung toxicity
G1
G2
G3
G4
Total

23 (6%)
 4 (1%)
 1 (0.3%)
0
28 (7.3%)
Thorax + Neck
376 lesions
Skin toxicity
G1
G2
G3
G4
Total

27 (7%)
4 (1%)
0
0
31 (8%)

The degree of toxicity was evaluated during and at the end of treatment (maximum grade observed)

Legend: lesions = total number of treated lesions per region, GU = genitourinary toxicity, GI = gastrointestinal toxicity. G = grade, RTOG/EORTC = Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer