Table 3. Characteristics of concurrent radiochemotherapy in cervical cancer patients (n = 43).
| Details | Measurements |
|---|---|
| Radiation treatment (n/%) | |
| External RT and BT | 26/60.5 |
| External RT + BT + lumbar aortic field (group 2) | 17/39.5 |
| Radiotherapy dose (cGy) (n/%) | |
| External | |
| 46 | 1/2.3 |
| 48.6 | 2/4.7 |
| 50 | 20/46.5 |
| 50.4 | 17/39.5 |
| 55.8 | 3/7.0 |
| External radiotherapy dose fraction (cGy) (n/%) | |
| 1.8 | 22/51.2 |
| 2 | 21/48.8 |
| Radiotherapy energy (n/%) | |
| External | |
| F6Mv | 23/53.5 |
| F10Mv | 10/23.3 |
| F15Mv | 10/23.3 |
| Lumbar aortic field | |
| F6Mv | 8/47.1 |
| F10Mv | 5/29.4 |
| F15Mv | 4/23.5 |
| Brachytherapy source (n/%) | |
| Ir192 | 33/76.7 |
| Co60 | 10/23.3 |
| Total treatment time (days) | |
| External RT, median (IQR)▵ | 40 (7) |
| External RT + BT, median (IQR)▵ | 58 (20) |
| External RT + BT + lumbar aortic field, median (IQR)▵ | 84 (19) |
| Patient with total treatment time (<63 days) (n/%) | 29/67.4 |
| Patients receiving ≥ four cycles of chemotherapy (n/%) | 39/90.6 |
RT: radiotherapy, BT: brachytherapy,
Interquartile range