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Table 4 Dose, technique and outcomes

From: Novel high dose rate lip brachytherapy technique to improve dose homogeneity and reduce toxicity by customized mold

Patient

Tumor site

T stage

Previous treatments

DoseEBRT to lip (not inc. neck dose)

Brachytherapy dose

Implant Geometry

Follow up

`Cosmetic results 0-5 (5=excellent)

Functional results

# interstitial sleeves

# external sleeves (MOLD)

  

1.

Lower lip

T2

none

50 Gy

2 Gy/fr

30 Gy

2 Gy BID

2

2

47 mo

5

5

2.

Upper lip

T2

none

50 Gy

2 Gy/fr

30 Gy

3 Gy BID

3

4

37 mo

5

5

3.

Lower lip

T2

none

none

42 Gy

3 Gy BID

1

2

32 mo

5

5

4.

Lower lip

T2

none

50 Gy

2 Gy/fr

18 Gy

3 Gy BID

2

3

33 mo

5

5

5.

Lower lip

T2

Surgery, close margins

44 Gy

2 Gy/fr

25 Gy

2.5 Gy BID

2

2

29 mo

5

5

6.

Lower lip

T2

none

none

42 Gy

3 Gy BID

4

3

38 mo

5

5

7.

Lower lip recurrence

T2 post op

Wedge resection

none

39 Gy

3 Gy BID

2

1

29 mo

5

5

  1. EBRT = External Beam Radiation Therapy, Gy = Gray, fr = fraction, BID = Twice daily, mo = month, #=number of.