Table 3 Acute and late toxicity (RTOG grading criteria)
From: Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by tomotherapy: five-year experience
Grade | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute toxicity (N/%) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Mucositis | 42 (58) | 20 (28) | 6 (8) | 3 (4)* | 1 (1)* |
Dermatitis | 13 (18) | 50 (69) | 8 (11) | 0 (0) | 1 (1)** |
Late Toxicity (N/%) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Xerostomia | 21 (29) | 49 (68) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Dysphagia | 65 (90) | 6 (8) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Hearing loss | 35 (49) | 34 (47) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) |
Other | 72 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |