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Table 4 Initial Radiation, Reirradiation and Cumulative Maximum Dose to Bowel

From: Hyperfractionated abdominal reirradiation for gastrointestinal malignancies

Location

Initial treatment dose in gray median [range] mean ± SD

Reirradiation treatment dose in gray median [range] mean ± SD

Cumulative dose in gray median [range] mean ± SD

Nominal dose

EQD24a

Nominal dose

EQD24a

Nominal dose

EQD24a

Stomach

34.6 [0–56.1] 35.9 ± 15.1

36.9 [0–51.8] 35.7 ± 14.5

34.6 [1.4–48] 30.0 ± 14.2

31.7 [0.94–44.8] 27.4 ± 13.5

68.8 [32–92.2] 65.9 ± 15.3

66 [29.9–88.1] 63.1 ± 15.2

Duodenum

40.5 [21–55.7] 39.9 ± 10.2

43.9 [16.3–55.5] 41.2 ± 10.2

39.2 [0–48] 35.6 ± 11.3

35.7 [0–44.8] 32.9 ± 10.5

75.7 [50.4–95.4] 75.5 ± 13.0

76.3 [46.0–89.8] 74.1 ± 13.1

Small Bowel

39.6 [20.7–52.8] 37.9 ± 10.7

42.2 [16.2–52.3] 38.6 ± 11.5

35.6 [0–48] 32.9 ± 12.8

31.9 [0–44.8] 30.2 ± 12.3

71.4 [50.4–95.4] 70.8 ± 12.9

67.9 [46.1–89.8] 68.7 ± 14.0

Large Bowel

36.1 [20.9–52.8] 37.0 ± 11.3

38.4 [16.3–51.7] 37.2 ± 11.6

35.9 [0–48.1] 32.5 ± 13.2

32.1 [0–44.8] 29.8 ± 12.5

68.1 [50.4–98.1] 69.5 ± 13.5

66.4 [46.1–93.1] 67.0 ± 14.0

  1. aEQD24 is the equivalent dose in two Gray fractions using an alpha beta ratio of 4 for late toxicity effects on the luminal abdominal GI organs