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Table 4 Grade 5 toxicity

From: Dose escalation in oropharyngeal cancer: a comparison of simultaneous integrated boost and brachytherapy boost

Patient

Age (years)

Gender

Performance status at start of radiotherapy

Boost modality

Cause of death

Time of death (after end of radiotherapy)

1

79

Female

0

SIB

Acute radiation toxicity

3 weeks

2

81

Male

0

Brachytherapy

Massive pharyngeal bleeding

6 months

3

73

Male

2

SIB

Acute radiation toxicity

6 days

4

70

Male

1

SIB

Infection

3 weeks

5

59

Male

0

SIB

Massive pharyngeal bleeding

1 year

6

63

Male

0

SIB

ORN and infection

5 years

  1. SIB Simultaneous integrated boost, ORN Osteoradionecrosis