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Table 2 Characteristics of treatments

From: Early stage non-small cell lung cancer treated with pencil beam scanning particle therapy: retrospective analysis of early results on safety and efficacy

 

Number of Patients

Breath control techniques

 Gating

20

 Active breathing control

7

 Free Breathing

4

Prescriptions

 5–7.5 GyE X 8–10 Fx

12

 4–5 GyE X 15–16 Fx

3

 2.25–3.5 GyE X 22–31 Fx

16

BED10 (GyE), median (range)

96 (75–119)

Radiation techniques/sources

 PRT only

6

 PRT + CIRT boost

6

 CIRT only

19a

Chemotherapy

6

 1 cycle (neoadjuvant of pemetrexed+ cisplatin)

1

 3 cycles (concurrent of Taxol+ cisplatin)

1

 4 cycles (neoadjuvant of etoposide+ cisplatin)

1

 4 cycles (neoadjuvant of pemetrexed X 3+ docetaxel X 1)

1

 5 cycles (neoadjuvant of gemcitabine+ cisplatin X 3 + concurrent of Taxol+ cisplatin X 2)

1

 6 cycles (neoadjuvant of gemcitabine+ cisplatin)

1

  1. Abbreviations:BED10 Biological effective dose (α/β = 10), PRT Proton radiation therapy, CIRT Carbon ion radiotherapy
  2. aIncluded one patient discontinued X-ray based Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) after 2 fractions due to pneumonia, and received CIRT for 69 GyE/23 fractions