Table 2 Summary of baseline characteristics and data collection
Independent variables | Data collection |
|---|---|
Personal factors | Age |
Gender | |
Ethnicity | |
Stage of cancer (Staging, nodal involvement) | |
Comorbidity | |
Prior chemotherapy/radiotherapy | |
Concurrent chemotherapy/biotherapy (e.g. monoclonal anti-bodies) | |
Body mass index | |
Smoking | |
Cup-size (breast and axilla) | |
Radiotherapy factors | Daily dose (Gy/fraction) |
Planning target volume (cm3) | |
Total dose to region of interest | |
Site of radiotherapy | |
Radiation technique (External beam via Tomotherapy/Linear accelerator) | |
Boost (Yes or no) | |
Number of boost treatments |