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Table 2 Radiation doses to cardiac structures in patients with hscTnT increase >30 % from baseline during RT (Group A) vs. patients without hscTnT increase (Group B)

From: Troponin T-release associates with cardiac radiation doses during adjuvant left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy

Cardiac structure

Group A (N = 12)

Group B (N = 46)

p value*

Heart

   

 Dmean (Gy)

4.0 ± 1.8

2.8 ± 1.3

0.02

 Dmax (Gy)

48.9 ± 5.3

43.9 ± 11.0

0.13

 V5 (%)

12.0 ± 6.2

8.1 ± 4.6

0.02

 V10 (%)

8.4 ± 5.1

4.9 ± 3.4

0.01

 V15 (%)

7.1 ± 4.4

4.0 ± 3.1

0.01

 V20 (%)

5.7 ± 3.3

3.5 ± 2.8

0.02

 V30 (%)

4.0 ± 2.6

2.6 ± 2.3

0.08

 AUC (%.Gy)

403 ± 172

291 ± 134

0.02

LV

   

 Dmean (Gy)

6.7 ± 3.3

4.5 ± 2.6

0.02

 Dmax (Gy)

47.8 ± 5.8

41.0 ± 12.2

0.07

 V5 (%)

22.0 ± 12.3

14.5 ± 9.2

0.02

 V10 (%)

15.5 ± 10.2

8.6 ± 7.0

0.01

 V15 (%)

13.2 ± 9.2

7.2 ± 6.4

0.01

 V20 (%)

11.1 ± 7.7

6.2 ± 5.9

0.02

 V30 (%)

7.1 ± 5.4

4.4 ± 4.7

0.10

 AUC (%.Gy)

668 ± 333

468 ± 260

0.03

LAD

   

 Dmean (Gy)

23.8 ± 10.1

17.5 ± 10.8

0.07

 Dmax (Gy)

43.4 ± 11.8

37.9 ± 15.8

0.27

 V5 (%)

68.3 ± 24.2

61.7 ± 24.1

0.40

 V10 (%)

61.9 ± 26.1

45.7 ± 27.7

0.07

 V15 (%)

58.6 ± 26.3

40.0 ± 28.0

0.047

 V20 (%)

55.4 ± 26.3

36.2 ± 28.3

0.04

 V30 (%)

45.0 ± 25.3

29.3 ± 27.8

0.08

 AUC (%.Gy)

2422 ± 1053

1793 ± 1097

0.08

  1. hscTnT high sensitivity cardiac troponin T, RT radiotherapy, Dmean mean radiation dose to the structure, Dmax maximal point radiation dose in the structure, V30/20/10/5 the volume of structure receiving 30Gy/20Gy/10Gy/5Gy dose, AUC area under the curve, LV left ventricle, LAD left anterior descending coronary artery
  2. *Independent samples t-test