Table 1. Patient characteristics and treatments included.
Patient characteristics | |
Number of patients | N = 107 |
Median age(Range) | 58(16–81) |
Gender(%) | |
Female | 50(47) |
Male | 57(53) |
Treatment characteristics | |
Number of treatment regions (%) | Number of Patients (%)/Number of Images (%) |
1 | 83(77.6) / 83 (60.1) |
2 | 19(17.8) / 38 (27.5) |
3 | 3(2.8) / 9(6.5) |
4 | 2(1.9) / 8 (5.8) |
Sum | 107 / 138 |
Techniques used for the treatment (%) | |
DCAT | 117(85) |
IMRT | 21(15) |
Fraction schemes (dose/fraction) (%) | |
21 Gy in 3 fractions (7 Gy) | 1(1) |
28 Gy in 4 fractions (7 Gy) | 2(1) |
27 Gy in 3 fractions (9 Gy) | 1(1) |
30 Gy in 3 fractions (10 Gy) | 1(1) |
12–23 Gy in a single fraction | 133(96) |
Abbreviations: IMRT = Intensity modulated radiotherapy; DCAT = Dynamic conformal arc therapy.