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Table 2 Treatment-related characteristics

From: Stereotactic body radiotherapy for recurrent and oligometastatic soft tissue sarcoma

Treatment-related variables (n = 58)

Treatments, n (%)

Site

 Head and neck

6(10.3%)

 Lung

17(29.3%)

 Chest

5(8.6%)

 Abdomen/pelvis

18(31.0%)

 Vertebral body bone

10(17.2%)

 Limbs

2(3.4%)

Lesions size: median (range)

5.5 cm (1.6–20 cm)

 <5.0 cm

26(44.8%)

 ≥ 5.0 cm

32(55.2%)

BED: median (range)

85.5 Gy (51.3–187.5 Gy)

< 100 Gy

31(53.4%)

≥ 100 Gy

27(46.6%)

Prescription dose (Gy)/fraction

45 Gy(30–75)/5 Fx(2–10 Fx)

Median (range)

 30 Gy/3 Fx

8

 45–48 Gy/3–4 Fx

4

 54–60 Gy/3 Fx

3

 40 Gy/5 Fx

5

 45 Gy/5 Fx

11

 50 Gy/5 Fx

15

 Others

12

Isodose (%): median (range)

75% (55–88%)

CI: median (range)

1.13(1.00–2.77)

nCI: median (range)

1.42(1.13–2.93)

HI: median (range)

1.33(1.10–2.00)

PTV coverage: median (range)

86.12% (47.81–99.75%)

  1. Abbreviations: BED biologically equivalent dose, BED values calculate using α/β = 10. Coverage the coverage is volume of the tumor receiving greater than or equal to the prescription dose divided by the total volume of the tumor times 100; CI conformity index, nCI new conformity index, HI homogeneity index