Table 1.

Results: the descriptive statistics refer to the mean bladder wall thickness normalized to the baseline value and is expressed in arbitrary units

Group	Parameters	Day 4	Day 28
Control (n = 6 rats)	Mean ± SD	0.94 ± 0.13	0.94 ± 0.10
	Median (Min–Max)	0.9 (0.78–1.11)	0.93 (0.81–1.10)
25–30 Gy (n = 9 rats)	Mean ± SD	1.32 ± 0.41	1.30 ± 0.21
	Median (Min–Max)	1.22 (0.82–2.27)	1.29 (1.00–1.73)
	Events above effect size	2/9 (22%)	4/9 (44%)
	p value (vs. control group)	< 0.0001
35–40 Gy (n = 9 rats)	Mean ± SD	1.47 ± 0.29	1.90 ± 0.83
	Median (Min–Max)	1.45 (1.15–1.94)	1.69 (1.02–3.60)
	Events above effect size	5/9 (56%)	8/9 (89%)
	p value (vs. control group)	< 0.0001
	p value (vs. 25–30 Gy group)	0.022

p values are reported as result of the Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon test between groups