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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Jan 4;104(1):67–74. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.12.050

Table 2.

Treatment characteristics

Characteristic Result
Surgery to RT time, d
 Mean (std) 28 (16)
 Median 27
 Range [2-98]
Characteristic, n (%)
 Axillary dissection
  SLN Bx 172 (86)
  ALD 3 (1.5)
  None (all DCIS) 22 (11)
 Adjuvant treatment
  Hormone 178 (89)
  Chemotherapy 5 (2.5)
  Both 5 (2.5)
  None 10 (5)
  Missing 2 (1)
 CED used 15 (7.5)
 Device used
  SAVI 6-1 mini 21 (10.5)
  SAVI 6-1 20 (10.0)
  SAVI 8-1 39 (19.5)
  SAVI 10-1 21 (10.5)
  Contura 4-5 cm 19 (9.5)
  Contura 5-6 cm 6 (3.0)
  Multicatheter 74 (37.0)

Abbreviations: ALD = Axillary lymph node dissection; CED = Cavity evaluation device; DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ; RT = radiation therapy; SAVI = Strut Adjusted Volume Implant; SLN Bx = sentinel lymph node biopsy; std = standard deviation.