Table 6. Comparison of radiation doses between patients with low and high radiation toxicity.
Radiation mucositis | Radiation dermatitis | |||||||
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Oral cavity | Larynx | Skin1 | Skin4mm2 | |||||
G0-2 | G3+ | G0-2 | G3+ | G0-1 | G2+ | G0-1 | G2+ | |
n | 91 | 83 | 91 | 83 | 86 | 31 | 68 | 20 |
Radiation dose (mean±SD, cGy) | 3893.65±545.20 | 3930.05±551.43 | 4215.65±350.68 | 4215.06±325.32 | 3496.06±722.31 | 3245.97±583.61 | 3656.47±462.32 | 3577.97±475.70 |
P | 0.662 | 0.991 | 0.086 | 0.509 |
1 The mean dose of skin was calculated in only 117 patients when the radiotherapy plan was performed.
2 The mean dose of skin4mm was calculated in only 88 patients when the radiotherapy plan was performed.
SD, standard deviation.
P values < 0.05 are shown in bold.