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Table 1 Background of 14 patients treated with proton beam therapy

From: Clinical results of proton beam therapy for advanced neuroblastoma

Patient No

Age at PBT

Risk

INSS stage

Site

Surgery

Gross residual disease at PBT

PBT dose (GyE)

Port No.

Sedation

Respiratory gating

X-ray

1

1

Unknown

3

upper abdomen

open biopsy

Yes

28.6

1

yes

no

none

2

2

High

4

retroperitoneum

complete resection

No

19.8

1

yes

yes

Photon for femoral bone

3

6

High

3

mediastinum

None

Yes

30.6

3

no

yes

Electron for axillary LN and skull

4

5

High

3

Paranasal sinus

None

No

19.8

2

no

no

Photon for whole neck LN

5

3

High

4

paravertebra

partial removal

Yes

39.6

1

no

yes

none

6

3

High

4

retroperitoneum

partial removal

Yes

30.6

2

no

yes

none

7

5

High

4

retroperitoneum

partial removal

Yes

30.6

2

no

yes

none

skull base

None

No

19.8

2

no

8

2

High

4

retroperitoneum

partial removal

No

19.8

2

yes

yes

none

skull

None

Yes

19.8

1

no

orbit

None

Yes

19.8

1

no

9

3

High

R*

orbit

none

Yes

43.7

1

yes

no

Cobalt for neck LN

10

6

High

R

paravertebra

None

Yes

45.5

2

no

no

none

mediastinal node

None

Yes

45.5

2

yes

11

6

High

R

skull base

None

Yes

33.7

2

no

no

none

occipital bone

None

Yes

33.7

2

no

12

2

Intermediate

R

retroperitoneum

none

Yes

41.4

2

yes

yes

Post IORT 12Gy

13

2

High

R

retroperitoneum

None

Yes

41.4

2

yes

yes

Post IORT 12Gy

    

paraaorta LN

None

Yes

30.6

2

 

yes

none

14

6

Intermediate

R

supraclavicular LN

None

Yes

30.6

1

no

no

    

acetabulum

None

Yes

30.6

2

 

no

  1. *R: recurrent disease, LN: lymph nodes.