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Table 3 Patient, treatment and volume characteristics in patients with and without unacceptable deviation (UD)

From: Quality assurance analysis of hippocampal avoidance in a melanoma whole brain radiotherapy randomized trial shows good compliance

Variable

Patients without UD

(n = 18)

Patient with UD

(n = 4)

p-value*

Gender

 Female

4/18 (22%)

1/4 (25%)

1.000

 Male

14/18 (78%)

3/4 (75%)

1.000

Median age at randomization (range)

68 (37–88)

48 (27–73)

0.121

Surgery

 No

6/18 (33%)

2/4 (50%)

0.602

 Yes

12/18 (67%)

2/4 (50%)

 

Number of lesions treated by surgery

 1

11/12 (92%)

1/2 (50%)

 

 2

1/12 (8%)

1/2 (50%)

SRS

 No

10/18 (56%)

2/4 (50%)

1.000

 Yes

8/18 (44%)

2/4 (50%)

1.000

Number of lesions treated by SRS

 1

6/8 (75%)

1/2 (50%)

 

 2

2/8 (25%)

1/2 (50%)

Simultaneous Integrated Boost

 No

13/18 (72%)

3/4 (75%)

1.000

 Yes

5/18 (28%)

1/4 (25%)

 

Number of SIB treatment

 1

2/5 (40%)

1/1 (100%)

 

 2

2/5 (40%)

0

 3

1/5 (20%)

0

 

Right hippocampus:

 Volume (cm3)

2.0 (0.9–3.9)

3.8 (2.1–5.7)

0.052

 Avoidance Volume (cm3)

13.6 (6.8–20.7)

17.0 (15.4–27.9)

0.080

Left hippocampus:

 Volume (cm3)

1.9 (1.0–3.3)

4.1 (2.4–4.5)

0.004

 Avoidance Volume (cm3)

13.3 (6.7–20.3)

17.5 (15.3–21.5)

0.035

Both hippocampi:

 Volume (cm3)

4.0 (2.3–7.2)

7.9 (4.5–10.0)

0.013

 Avoidance volume (cm3)

26.7 (13.5–41.0)

34.0 (31.7–49.4)

0.061

  1. *Based on Wilcoxon rank-sum test or Fisher exact test as appropriate. SIB Simultaneous Integrated Boost, SRS Stereotactic Radiosurgery