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Table 1 Demographic information

From: Quality improvement program in radiation oncology: understanding patient hospitalizations, treatment breaks, and weight loss in patients receiving radiotherapy

New Patient Consultations

468

Radiation Treatment Visits

8073

Radiation Misadministration

0

Average Daily Fall Risk

3.6

Total Number of Patients

91

 Male

51 (56.0%)

 Female

40 (44.0%)

Median Age (years)

67 (range, 26–92)

Median Planned Radiation Dose (cGy)

5940 (range, 2250–7440)

Median Actual Radiation Dose (cGy)

5040 (range, 300–7440)

Treatment Intent

 Curative

65 (71.4%)

 Palliative

26 (28.6%)

Death within 2 weeks of radiation completion

19 (21.1%)

Number of Patients with Treatment Break ≥3 days

58 (63.7%)

Median Duration of Treatment Break (days)

5