Table 3.

Mean values reduction of the late gastro – intestinal (GU) and genito – urineal (GI) morbidity during the whole observation period as a “reversibility” criterion at the proton–photon and the photon therapy of the prostate cancer.

Damages pattern	Group	Mean values of damage degree		Relative reduction
		Maximal	Final
GI	Main (prot–phot)	0.49 ± 0.07	0.35 ± 0.06	28.6% (p > 0.05)
	Control (phot)	1.0 ± 0.07a	0.69 ± 0.06a	31.0% (p < 0.01)
	At whole	0.79 ± 0.06a	0.55 ± 0.05a	30.3% (p < 0.01)
GU	Main (prot–phot)	0.38 ± 0.07	0.30 ± 0.07	21.1% (p > 0.05)
	Control (phot)	0.43 ± 0.07	0.38 ± 0.06	11.6% (p > 0.05)
	At whole	0.41 ± 0.05	0.35 ± 0.05	14.6% (p > 0.05)

^ap < 0.05.