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Table 1 Normal liver tissue tolerance dose and volume of irradiation effect

From: In vivo assessment of catheter positioning accuracy and prolonged irradiation time on liver tolerance dose after single-fraction 192Ir high-dose-rate brachytherapy

 

6w T1-w

12w T1-w

6w T2-w

12w T2-w

n =

44

36

48

33

Dose/Gy

13.7 ± 4.8

16.7 ± 5.0

14.3 ± 6.2

16.6 ± 6.4

Volume/cm3

190.3 ± 158.6

127.2 ± 118.8

190.0 ± 166.4

157.0 ± 143.5

  1. Mean normal liver tissue tolerance dose and volume (± standard deviation) for interstitial edema assessed by hyperintensity on T2-w images and hepatocyte dysfunction assessed by hypointensity on T1-w images six/twelve weeks (6w and 12w) after HDR-BT (n: number of MRI examinations evaluated).
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Radiation Oncology

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