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Table 3 External beam radiotherapy fractionation schedules and the respective 3-Gy equivalent doses

From: Clinically significant bleeding in incurable cancer patients: effectiveness of hemostatic radiotherapy

Fractionation schedule

Number of patients in each schedule (N=47)* n (%)

Total dose (Gy)

3-Gy ED (Gy) (α/β=10)

10 x 2 Gy

5 (11%)

20

18.5

15 x 2 Gy

2 (4%)

30

27.7

12 x 2 Gy

1 (2%)

24

22.1

18 x 2.5 Gy

2 (4%)

45

43.3

16 x 2.5 Gy

1 (2%)

40

38.5

10 x 3 Gy

10 (21%)

30

30.0

13 x 3 Gy

2 (4%)

39

39.0

5 x 3 Gy

2 (4%)

15

15.0

9 x 3 Gy

1 (2%)

27

27.0

4 x 3 Gy

1 (2%)

12

12.0

5 x 4 Gy

12 (26%)

20

21.5

4 x 4 Gy

2 (4%)

16

17.2

6 x 4 Gy

1 (2%)

24

25.8

3 x 4 Gy

1 (2%)

12

12.9

5 x 5 Gy

1 (2%)

25

28.8

4 x 5 Gy

1 (2%)

20

23.1

1 x 5 Gy

1 (2%)

5

5.8

1 x 8 Gy

1 (2%)

8

11.1

  1. Abbreviations: ED= equivalent dose; * in 13 patients the single dose was adapted during RT and 2 patients underwent high-dose rate brachytherapy.