Table 2.

Dose variation throughout the body during TSEBT in the standing and reclined positions.

TLD location	Nr. of measurements†	Mean % of prescription dose
		Standing	Reclined	P-value**
Top of head*	84	98 ± 21	80 ± 19	0.09
Forehead	84	101 ± 12	67 ± 13	≤0.01
Behind right ear*	83	105 ± 16	68 ± 13	≤0.01
Behind left ear*	81	106 ± 17	49	0.09
Sternal notch	87#	100 ± 10	58 ± 17	0.03
Right axilla+	92#	69 ± 22	22 ± 31	≤0.01
Left axilla+	93#	69 ± 23	16 ± 24	≤0.01
Mid chest*	93#	103 ± 11	80 ± 20	≤0.01
Umbilicus	91#	108 ± 11	85 ± 22	≤0.01
Right inguinal*	85	93 ± 18	78 ± 14	0.02
Left inguinal*	82	90 ± 21	77 ± 16	0.11
Right inner thigh*	84	92 ± 21	80 ± 25	0.3
Left inner thigh*	86#	88 ± 25	85 ± 29	0.8
Behind the right knee	84	103 ± 12	71 ± 7	≤0.01
Behind the left knee	74	103 ± 13	83 ± 12	0.03
Upper back	93#	107 ± 9	85 ± 21	≤0.01
Lower back*	91#	105 ± 7	92 ± 24	0.4
Perineum+	74	20 ± 26	29 ± 19	0.2
Right sole+	72	34 ± 20	71 ± 34	0.014
Left sole+	62	31 ± 20	66 ± 38	0.1
Other regions	155	–	–	–

^*Sites affected by changing variables as demonstrated in Table 3.

^**P-value calculated with two sample T-test for 2 independent groups.

^#Sites may include doubled TLD measurements coming from the same patients

⁺Sites require local boost radiations.

^†Number of total TLD measurements analyzed for each site in both positioning techniques.