Table 2 Clinical factors in 46 patients treated with lung SBRT

Patients

46

24

22

Median Age (year)

72.8

72.6

72.8

(range)

(48.3-89.6)

(58-89.6)

(48.3-85.5)

Median follow up time (Months)

24.9

26.2

22.7

(range)

(6-51.2)

(6-51.2)

(7.6-48.5)

Number of patients with rib fracture

17

11

6

Number of fractured sites

43

30

13

8 pts with DM* Patients with no fracture

6

1

5

Patients with fracture

2

0

2

29 pts COPD** Patients with no fracture

18

9

9

Patients with fracture

11

7

4

Mean (± SD) Tumor size (cm)

2.6 ± 1.2

2.7 ± 1.2

2.6 ± 1.2

Closest 3 dimensional distance from tumor to the ribs (cm)

0.96

1.01

0.88

(range)

(0 – 3.28)

(0 – 3.28)

(0 – 2.76)