Table 3 Radiotherapy treatment details

Course of radiotherapy (RT): N (%)

 Intended RT completed

63 (81.8)

 Intended RT incomplete

14 (18.2)

 Death during RT

5 (6.5)

 Symptom relief: all patients

68 (88.3)

 Symptom relief: patients with intended RT complete

60 (95.2)

 Change to curative concept

9 (11.7)

RT technique: N (%)

 3D conformal RT (3DcRT)

55 (71.4)

 Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

14 (18.2)

 Intensity modulated RT (IMRT)

3 (3.9)

 Brachytherapy

3 (3.9)

 3DcRT + VMAT

2 (2.6)

 3DcRT + IMRT

1 (1.3)