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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Dosimetric comparison between proton beam therapy and photon radiation therapy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Characteristic

Patients (n = 27)

(%)

Male

23

85.2

Female

4

14.8

Age (y)

 Range

50-90

 

 Median

70

 

T stage

 T3

25

92.6

 T4

2

7.4

N stage

 N0

0

0

 N1

16

59.3

 N2

10

37.0

 N3

1

3.7

Stage

 IIIA

15

55.6

 IIIB

9

33.3

 IIIC

3

11.1

Location of the lesion

 Ut

5

18.5

 Mt

9

33.3

 Mt./Lt

6

22.2

 Lt

5

18.5

 Lt/Ae

2

7.4

Chemotherapy

 5-Fu + CDDP

16

59.3

 5-Fu + nedaplatin

7

25.9

 5-Fu

1

3.7

 Radiotherapy alone

3

11.1

  1. Abbreviations: Ut upper thoracic esophagus, Mt. middle thoracic esophagus, Lt lower thoracic esophagus, Ae abdominal esophagus, Fu fluorouracil, CDDP cisplatin