Table 2 Treatment characteristics

Number of RT courses per patient, median (range)

6 (5–9)

Treatment intent, n (%)

 Curative

46 (21.9%)

 Palliative

164 (78.1%)

Treatment site, n (%)

 Brain

78 (37.1%)

 Bone

59 (28.1%)

 Lung

37 (17.6%)

 Primary

11 (5.2%)

 Other^a

26 (11.9%)

Single dose in Gy, median (range)

5 (2–20)

Fractions, median (range)

6 (1–35)

Total dose in Gy, median (range)

30 (6–70)

Time in years between first and last RT course, median (range)

4 (1–12)