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. 2021 Nov 6;9(11):1629. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9111629

Table 5.

Rectal and bladder doses in relation to GIT and urinary toxicities.

Mean Rectal Dose/Fraction Mean Rectal Total Dose
≤3 Gy (no. = 28) ˃3 Gy (no. = 84) p ≤12 Gy (no. = 65) ˃12 Gy (no. = 47) p
Acute GIT toxicities 2 (7.1%) 10 (13.1%) 0.6 8 (12.3%) 7 (12.8%) 0.9
Late GIT toxicities 1 (3.5%) 6 (7.1) NA 1 (4.6%) 4 (8.5%) NA
Mean bladder dose/fraction Mean bladder total dose
≤2.5 Gy (no. = 46) ˃2.5 Gy (no. = 45) p ≤7.5 Gy (no. = 45) ˃7.5 Gy (no. = 46) p
Acute urinary toxicities 9 (19.6%) 15 (33.3%) 0.04 11 (24.4%) 13 (28.3%) 0.9
Late urinary toxicities 3 (6.5%) 7 (15.6%) 0.04 3 (6.6%) 7 (15.2%) 0.04