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Table 2 Acute toxicity (N = 44 events; N = 32 patients)

From: Outcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment of multiple synchronous and recurrent lung nodules

Median time to acute toxicity

25 days (range 1-89 days)

Prescription dose

N=32

40 Gy/5#

2

45 Gy/5#

1

48 Gy/4#

7

50 Gy/10#

2

50 Gy/5#

9

54 Gy/3#

7

60 Gy/3#

3

57.5 Gy/5#

1

Prior definitive EBRT

N=32

Yes

9

No

23

Grade toxicity

N=44

1

31

2

11

3

2

Type of toxicity

N=44

Chest wall pain

8

Cough

4

Dermatitis

2

Dyspnea

5

Fatigue

16

Hemoptysis

1

Hepatitis (questionable)

1

Hoarseness

2

Nausea

3

Odynophagia

1

Pneumonitis (at 75 days)

1

Number of SBRT courses per patient

N=32

1

12

2

16

3

4

Number of sites treated per patient with SBRT

N=32

1

4

2

21

3

4

4

3