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Table 4 Optimal cut-off values for and crude rates of Grade 3 radiation dermatitis

From: A scoring system predicting acute radiation dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy

 

Cut-off value

Grade 3 radiation dermatitis < Cut-off > Cut-off

P-value

V5Gy (cm3)

690

5/40 (12.5%)

21/61 (34.4%)

0.019

V10Gy (cm3)

565

5/40 (12.5%)

21/61 (34.4%)

0.019

V20Gy (cm3)

400

9/66 (13.6%)

17/35 (48.6%)

< 0.01

V30Gy (cm3)

190

2/38 (5.3%)

24/63 (38.1%)

< 0.01

V40Gy (cm3)

115

2/34 (5.9%)

24/67 (35.8%)

< 0.01

V50Gy (cm3)

85

8/54 (14.8%)

18/47 (38.3%)

0.011

V60Gy (cm3)

38

6/55 (10.9%)

20/46 (43.4%)

< 0.01 a

  1. Abbreviations: VxxGy volume of the skin that received xx Gy
  2. aV60Gy was the most significant dose parameter in both LRA and RPA