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Table 1 Patient and treatment characteristics (N = 60)

From: A topology-based method to mitigate the dosimetric uncertainty caused by the positional variation of the boost volume in breast conservative radiotherapy

Characteristics

 

Number (%)

Age (years)

Median (Range)

50 (33-65)

Laterality

Right/Left

26 (43.3%)/34 (56.7%)

Histology

Ductal carcinoma in situ

12 (20%)

Invasive carcinoma

48 (80%)

Axillary nodal status

Negative

60 (100%)

Tumor bed volume (ml)

Median (Range)

24.6 (4.4 – 103.9)

Whole breast volume (ml)

Median (Range)

429.2 (174.1 – 1205.3)

Breast thickness (cm)

Median (Range)

3.01 (1.3 – 6.4)

Body Height (BH) (cm)

Median (Range)

158 (147 – 166.8)

Body Weight (BW) (kgs)

Median (Range)

57.1 (43.8 – 89)

Body mass index (BMI)

Median (Range)

23.1 (18.5 – 34.3)

Tumor Location

UIQ

17 (28.3%)

LIQ

10 (16.7%)

UOQ

14 (23.3%)

LOQ

13 (21.7%)

Sub

6 (10%)

  1. Abbreviations: UIQ upper inner quadrant, LIQ lower inner quadrant, UOQ upper outer quadrant, LOQ lower outer quadrant, Sub subareola