Table 7.
RT technique, fractionation scheme, and toxicity rate from different studies.
| Author | Patients (n) | RT technique | Total dose (Gy) | Fractions (n) | Toxicity scoring | G ≥ 2 acute toxicity |
G ≥ 2 late toxicity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI (%) | GU (%) | GI (%) | GU (%) | ||||||
| Bolla1, 33 | 457 | 2D-simulation | 60 | 30 | WHO/RTOG | 23.2 | 33.3 | 2.5 | 21.3 |
| Wiegel2 | 148 | 3DCRT | 60 | 30 | RTOG | – | – | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Thompson3, 34 | 214 | 2D-simulation | 60–64 | 30–32 | (QoL questionnaires) | – | – | 3.3 | 24.3 |
| Katayama19 | 39 | IMRT, daily image guidance | 54 | 18 | CTCAE v4.0 | 18 | 0 | – | – |
WHO = World Health Organization; RTOG = Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; QoL = quality of life; CTCAE = Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.