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. 2017 Nov 24;23(1):21–27. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2017.11.001

Table 2.

Probability of progression and intensity of late gastro-intestinal (GI) and genito-urineal (GU) toxicity depending on irradiation method.

Treatment method GI toxicity
 GU toxicity
Gr. 2 Gr. 3–4 Gr. 2 Gr. 3–4
Protons + photons 10.2 ± 5.5%a 0.9 ± 1.7% 8.3 ± 5.0% 2.8 ± 2.6%
Photons 34.8 ± 7.4%a 1.3 ± 1.8% 9.1 ± 4.5% 3.8 ± 3.0%
a

p < 0.01.