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Table 2 Characteristics of the patients

From: High-dose thoracic radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: a novel grading scale of radiation-induced lung injury for symptomatic radiation pneumonitis

 

Characteristics of the patients

 

(n = 41)

Age, years

 Median (range)

66 (40–78)

Sex

 Female/male

18 / 23

PS 0

24

PS 1

17

Smoking

 Never

2

 Previous

29

 Active during RT

10

Histopathology

 Adenocarcinoma

18

 Squamous cell carcinoma

14

 NSCLC, other type

9

8th TNM stage

 IIA

1

 IIB

1

 IIIA

11

 IIIB

14

 IIIC

7

 IVA

1

 No tumor (post-op. RT)

6

Chemotherapy*

 Concomitant in 3 cycles

31

 Induction in 3–4 cycles

8

 None

2

Radiation therapy dose

 60 Gy / 30 fx

13

 66 Gy / 33 fx

28

Radiation therapy type

 3D conformal

39

 IMRT

2

Radiation therapy side

 Left

13

 Right

28

Radiation therapy lobe localisation

 Upper

23

 Middle/lower

18

  1. PS, performance status; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; post-op. RT, post-operative radiation therapy; TNM, tumour, node, metastasis; fx, fractions; 3D, 3 dimensional; IMRT, intensity-modulated radiation therapy
  2. *Chemotherapy included Carboplatin (i.v.) and Vinorelbine (p.o.)