Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics and technical data
| Characteristic | N Median (min.-max.) | N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 50 (36-79) | 5 | ||
| T stage | 5 | |||
| T3b | 2 | |||
| T4a | ||||
| Bladder | 1 | |||
| Rectum | 1 | |||
| Sigmoid | 1 | |||
| EBRT dose (Gy) | 45 (45-50.4) | 5 | ||
| Number of pulses | 60 (40-60) | 5 | ||
| Maximal distance between tandem and outer contour of HR-CTV (mm) | 40 (30-44) | 5 | ||
| Number of straight needles | 6 (3-8) | 5 | ||
| Number of oblique needles | 7 (6-8) | 5 | ||
| Number of free-hand needles | 2 (0-3) | 5 | ||
| HR-CTV volume (cc) | 64 (57-96) | 5 | ||
| IR-CTV volume (cc) | 135 (110-171) | 5 | ||