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Table 1 Summary of the fractionation schemes & dose prescriptions

From: Efficacy of low-dose radiotherapy in painful gonarthritis: experiences from a retrospective East German bicenter study

Item

N=

%

Fractions per week

  

1

1045

63.0

2

611

36.8

5

3

0.2

Single dose (Gy)

  

0,5

248

14.9

1

1389

83.7

Other

22

1.3

Total dose (Gy)

  

4

899

54.2

6

122

7.4

Other

638

38.5

Total

1659

100

  1. In 1037 patients with painful osteoarthritis of the knee who underwent radiotherapy (1659 series) between 1981 and 2008.