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Table 1 Sample profile

From: In vivo dosimetry of thyroid doses from different irradiated sites in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Variable

n = 16

Age, years (range)

5.7 (1.3–17.7)

Sex, n (%)

 

   Male

11 (68.8)

   Female

5 (31.3)

Cancer type, n (%)

 

   Adrenal neuroblastoma

3 (18.8)

   Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

2 (12.5)

   Retinoblastoma

2 (12.5)

   Wilms’ tumor

2 (12.5)

   Acute myeloid leukemia

1 (6.3)

   Hodgkin’s lymphoma

1 (6.3)

   Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

1 (6.3)

   Medulloblastoma

1 (6.3)

   Mediastinal neuroblastoma

1 (6.3)

   Rhabdomyosarcoma

1 (6.3)

   CNS tumor

1 (6.3)

Irradiated region, n (%)

 

   Abdomen

3 (18.8)

   Mediastinum

3 (18.8)

   Head

2 (12.5)

   Head and spine

2 (12.5)

   Orbit

2 (12.5)

   Lower extremity

1 (6.3)

   Pelvis

1 (6.3)

   Lung

1 (6.3)

   Testicle

1 (6.3)

Thyroid–hot spot distance, cm

14 (4–27)

Total prescribed dose, cGy

3600 (1350–14400)

Scattered dose to the thyroid (TPS), cGy

 

   Min

92 (9–3780)

   Mean

186 (12–4111)

   Max

542 (17–4370)

Scattered dose to the thyroid (TLD), cGy

283 (1–6754)

Data are expressed as n (%) or median (range).