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Table 3 Correlation of clinical factors with seed stability index changes from post-implantation day 1 to month 12

From: Three-dimensional verification of 125I seed stability after permanent implantation in the parotid gland and periparotid region

Clinical factor

Minimum bounding box change, r

P

Inter-seed distance change, r

P

Gender

-0.185

0.508

-0.18

0.52

Age

0.36

0.163

-0.097

0.794

Implant side

1.141

0.617

-0.398

0.142

Planned dose

-0.072

0.798

-0.201

0.452

Seed number

0.621

0.014*

0.341

0.214

Seed activity

-0.017

0.953

0.14

0.62

  1. *Statistically significant (P≤0.05)