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. 2022 May 6;9(1):1–11. doi: 10.14338/IJPT-21-00037.1

Table 2.

Treatment characteristics for patients with extremity STS treated with protons.

Parameter
Overall (N = 20)
Timing of radiation, n (%)
 Postoperative 2 (10.0)
 Preoperative 18 (90.0)
Reirradiation, n (%)
 Yes 3 (15.0)
 No 17 (85.0)
Previous treatment, n (%)
 Photons 3 (100.0)
Previous dose, n (%)
 5000 2 (66.7)
 6000 1 (33.3)
Age at RT start
 Mean (SD) 49.4 (19.9)
 Median 51.5
 Range 19.0–78.0
Total proton dose, n (%), cGy
 3000 1 (5.0)
 4500 1 (5.0)
 5000 16 (80.0)
 6000 1 (5.0)
 6600 1 (5.0)
 IORT 9 (45)
IORT dose
 Median 1250.0
 Range 950.0–1750.0
Electron energy, n (%), MeV
 6 2 (22.2)
 9 7 (77.8)

Abbreviations: STS, soft tissue sarcoma; RT, radiotherapy; cGy, centigray; IORT, intraoperative electron radiotherapy.