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. 2019 Apr 18;4(4):631–640. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2019.04.003

Table 2.

Treatment characteristics for LDRB

Characteristics Median (range)
No. of needles 21 (17-24)
No. of sources 57 (40-76)
Prostate volume, mL 40.7 (25-48)
Source activity, mCi 0.59 (0.4-0.6)
Preplanning/intraoperative prostate D90, Gy 176.8 (159.5-198.7)
Preplanning/intraoperative prostate V100 99% (96.7%-100%)
Preplanning/intraoperative prostate V150 62.6% (44.6%-77.5%)
Preplanning/intraoperative prostate V200 28.9% (18.6%-44.7%)
Preplanning/intraoperative urethra D5 91.5% (84.4%-110%)
Preplanning/intraoperative urethra V150, mL 0 (0-17.5)
Prostate D90 on day 30 postimplant CT, Gy 160.5 (138-190)
Rectum V100 on day 30 postimplant CT, mL 0.2 (0-0.3)

Abbreviations: CT = computed tomography; LDRB = low-dose-rate brachytherapy.

D90: Radiation dose delivered to 90% of the prostate volume.

V100: Volume of the prostate receiving 100% of the prescription dose.