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. 2019 Jun 19;14(6):e0217894. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217894

Table 2. Treatment characteristics.

OVERALL mEHT Control P Value (t-test)
   n 206 104 [50.5%] 102 [49.5%]
Total radiation dose Mean 84.3Gy 84.7Gy 84Gy p = 0.624
SD 9.55 7.65 11.18
Range 2-86Gy 20-86Gy 2-86Gy
Total external beam radiation Mean 48.2Gy 49.4Gy 48.0Gy p = 0.724
SD 8.47 7.74 9.19
Range 2-50Gy 20-86Gy 2-50Gy
Days to complete all RT Mean 41.79 41.46 42.13 P = 0.560
SD 8.16 5.88 9.98
Range 0–97 days 12–65 days 0–97 days
No of Cisplatin doses Mean 1.31 1.38 1.25 p = 0.179
SD 0.69 0.67 0.58
0 27 [13%] 11 [11%] 16 [16%]
1 88 [43%] 43 [41%] 45 [44%]
2 91 [44%] 50 [48%] 41 [40%]
Mean 2.88 2.89 2.87 p = 0.778
SD 0.55 0.52 0.58
No of brachytherapy fractions 0 2 [1%] 1 [1%] 1 [1%]
1 2 [1%] 0 [0%] 2 [3%]
2 4 [2%] 3 [4%] 1 [1%]
3 198 [95%] 100 [95%] 98 [95%]
No of mEHT doses Mean 9.09  
SD 2.07
Range 1–10  
Average administered (KJ) Mean 369.32KJ  
SD 71.06
Range 237- 429KJ  

Abbreviations: mEHT: Modulated electro-hyperthermia; SD: Standard Deviation; RT: Radiotherapy; KJ: Kilojoules.