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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for lung malignancies: preliminary toxicity results using a flattening filter-free linear accelerator operating at 2400 monitor units per minute

 

Number of patients (%)

Histology

 

Non-small cell lung cancer

56 (88%)

Other

6 (9%)

No pathology

2 (3%)

Dose schedule

 

6 Gy × 5 fractions

2 (3%)

8 Gy × 5 fractions

7 (11%)

9 Gy × 5 fractions

1 (1.5%)

10 Gy × 5 fractions

10 (16%)

10.5 Gy × 5 fractions

7 (11%)

12 Gy × 4 fractions

17 (27%)

18 Gy* × 3 fractions

19 (29%)

Other

1 (1.5%)

Tumor size

 

≤ 3 cm

36 (56%)

>3 cm

28 (44%)

SBRT indication

 

Refused surgery

7 (11%)

Medically inoperable

47 (73%)

Surgically incurable

10 (16%)

Location

 

Central

23 (36%

Peripheral

41 (64%)

  1. Baseline characteristics and treatment details for 64 evaluable patients treated with FFF lung SBRT.
  2. *Includes 20 Gy in 3 fractions without heterogeneity correction.