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Table 3 Treatment characteristics

From: Impact of regular magnetic resonance imaging follow-up after stereotactic radiotherapy to the surgical cavity in patients with one to three brain metastases

Characteristics

SRS

HFSRT

All patients

Days from diagnosis to RT

34 (15–99)

35 (23–61)

34 (15–99)

Device used for RT

 Novalis (BrainLAB)

40 (52)

12 (16)

52 (69)

 Cyberknife (Accuray)

20 (26)

5 (6)

23 (31)

GTVres

4.6 (0.3–9.6)

15.3 (2.4–31.3)

5.37 (0.3–31.3)

PTVres

8.4 (1.8–21)

22.6 (4.9–45.5)

10.6 (1.8–45.5)

PTVres ≥ 15

6 (8)

14 (18)

20 (26)

PTVres < 15

54 (70)

3 (4)

57 (74)

Cavity min. Dose

17.2 (6.3–19.7)

36.9 (19.3–40)

17.5 (6.3–40)

Cavity mean dose

18.3 (16.6–24.5)

39.9 (24–45.7)

19.2 (16.6–45.7)

Cavity max. Dose

19.1 (17–20.4)

40.4 (24.2–50)

20.4 (17–50)

Isodose line in %

80 (70–83)

80

80 (70–83)

Margin used for cavity

 0

3 (4)

0 (0)

3 (4)

 0.5–1.5

40 (52)

12 (16)

52 (68)

 1.8–2.5

17 (22)

5 (6)

22 (28)

Median margin for cavity

1 (0–2.5)

1 (1–2)

1 (0–2.5)

Conformality index

1.14 (1–1.68)

1.12 (1–1.67)

1.13 (1–1.68)

Patients with in situ BMs

7 (9)

3 (4)

10 (13)

 GTVin situ

0.46 (0.19–1.67)

0.85 (0.06–2.18)

0.47 (0.06–2.18)

 PTVin situ

0.48 (0.42–1.67)

1.05 (0.38–3.48)

0.51 (0.38–3.48)

 Min. dosein situ

19.8 (18.6–21.5)

19.8 (19.6–38.3)

19.9 (18.6–38.3)

 Mean dosein situ

22.7 (22–24.1)

21.4 (21.1–43.6)

22.6 (21.1–43.6)

 Max. dosein situ

25 (22.5–25.3)

22.2 (21.8–47.5)

25 (21.8–47.5)

  1. Values represent numbers (percent) or median (range) if not specified otherwise. Values for volume, margin and dose are reported in cm3, mm and Gy, respectively
  2. SRS stereotactic radiosurgery, HFSRT hypo-fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, RT radiotherapy, GTV gross tumor volume, PTV planning target volume, Res resection cavity, BMs brain metastases