Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 72)

Age, median years (range)

46.5 (23–80)

Gender

  Male

59 (82%)

  Female

13 (18%)

Smoker

  Yes

30 (41.5%)

  No

40 (55.5%)

  Unknown

2 (3%)

AJCC stage

  I

3 (4%)

  II a/b

7/16 (total 32%)

  III

19 (26%)

  IV a/b/c

6/14/7 (total 37.5%)

T stage

  T1

30 (41.5%)

  T2

11 (15%)

  T2a

2 (3%)

  T2b

6 (8%)

  T3

15 (21%)

  T4

8 (11%)

N stage

  N0

13 (18%)

  N1

24 (33%)

  N2

20 (28%)

  N3

15 (21%)

Combination with chemotherapy

  Yes

45 (62.5%)

  No

27 (37.5%)

Brachytherapy

  Yes

15 (21%)

Stage I: 1 patients

Stage IIa 3 patients

Stage IIb 7 patients

Stage III 4 patients

  No

57 (79%)

PET/CT fusion

  Yes

67 (93%)

  No

5 (7%)