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Table 2 Treatment characteristics

From: Intraoperative Electron Beam Radiotherapy (IOERT) in the management of locally advanced or recurrent cervical cancer

Characteristic

Value (%)

Surgery

 

 Type of resection (n)

 

  Exenteration

26 (30)

  Pelvic sidewall resection

22 (26)

  Paraaortic LND

17 (20)

  Exploration

12 (14)

  Radical hysterectomy/LND

7 (8)

  Abdominal wall resection

1 (1)

  Inguinal LND

1 (1)

 Resection status (n)

 

  R0

35 (41)

  R1

30 (35)

  R2

21 (24)

IOERT

 

 IOERT dose (Gy)

 

  Median

15

  Range

6.25-25

 IOERT field (n)

 

  Hemipelvis

53 (61)

  Paraaortic

22 (26)

  Bilateral pelvis

6 (7)

  Aortic bifurcation

4 (5)

  Groin

1 (1)

 IOERT energy (MeV)

 

  6

3 (4)

  9

44 (51)

  12

26 (30)

  15

5 (6)

  18

8 (9)

 IOERT cone size (cm)

 

 Median

7

 Range

5-15

 Total IOERT fields (n)

 

  1

74 (86)

  2

11 (13)

  3

1 (1)

Perioperative EBRT +/− BT

 

 Timing (n)

 

  Pre-operative

47 (55)

  Post-operative

12 (14)

  Pre- and post-operative

2 (2)

  None

25 (29)

 Dose (Gy)

 

  Median

45

  Range

19.8-83

Perioperative chemotherapy (n)

 

 Concurrent

15 (17)

 Sequential

26 (31)

 None

45 (52)

  1. Abbreviations: LND = lymph node dissection; IOERT = intraoperative electron beam radiotherapy; EBRT = external beam radiotherapy; BT = brachytherapy.