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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Helical tomotherapy: an innovative radiotherapy technique for the treatment of locally advanced oropharynx and inoperable oral cavity carcinoma

Total patients

24

(100%)

Gender

n

%

Male

15

(62.5%)

Female

9

(37.5%)

Age

years

 

Median age

58

 

Range

45–85

ECOG PS

n

%

0

0

(0%)

1

4

(16.7%)

2

18

(75%)

≥3

2

(8.3%)

Subsite

n

%

Tonsil

9

(37.5%)

Base of tongue

4

(16.7%)

Soft palate

2

(8.3%)

Retromolar trigone

4

(16.7%)

Floor of mouth

3

(12.5%)

Oral tongue

2

(8.3%)

Pathology

n

%

Squamous cell carcinoma

24

(100%)

  1. Abbreviations: ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status.