Table 1 Blood collection sampling times and prescribed doses, doses per fraction and number of doses for breast, lung, endometrial, prostate, oesophagus and colon cancer patients also described in Moquet et al. [19]

Breast (one sided)^a

4

IMRT

15

40

Before first fraction

24 h after first fraction 2.67 Gy

Before 5–6 fractions (10.68–13.35 Gy)

Before last fraction (37.38 Gy)

Breast (bilateral)^b

1

IMRT

15 × 2

40 × 2

Before first fraction

24 h after first fraction 2.67 Gy × 2

Before 5–6 fractions (10.68–13.35 Gy) × 2

Before last fraction (37.38 Gy) × 2

Lung

5

IMRT

20

55

Before first fraction

24 h after first fraction 2.75 Gy

Before 5–6 fractions (11–13.75 Gy)

Before last fraction (52.25 Gy)

Endometrium

4

IMRT

25

45

Before first fraction

24 h after first fraction 1.8 Gy

Before 5–6 fractions (7.2–9 Gy)

Before last fraction (43.2 Gy)

Prostate

3

IMRT

20

60

Before first fraction

24 h after first fraction 3 Gy

Before 5–6 fractions (12–15 Gy)

Before last fraction (57 Gy)

Oesophagus^c

2

IMRT

12/5

36/20

Before first fraction

24 h after first fraction 4/3 Gy

Before 5–6 fractions (16–20/16 Gy)

Before last fraction (44 Gy)

Colon^d

1

IMRT

15

40

Before first fraction

24 h after first fraction 2.67 Gy

Before 5–6 fractions (10.68–13.35 Gy)

Before last fraction (37.38 Gy)