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Table 3 Characteristics of external-beam radiotherapy

From: Definitive external-beam radiotherapy versus radical prostatectomy in clinically localized high-risk prostate cancer: a retrospective study

 

Definitive ExRT (n = 72)

Adjuvant ExRT (n = 12)

Salvage ExRT (n = 20)

Volume

P + SV +/− PLI

Operation bed +/− PLI

Operation bed +/− PLI

Dose*

74 Gy (70–76)

66 Gy (60–70.2)

66 Gy (60–74)

PLI n (%)

18 (25.0)

3 (33.3)

8 (40)

Technique n (%)

 3D-CRT

65 (90.3)

10 (83.3)

18 (90)

 IMRT

7 (9.7)

2 (16.7)

2 (10)

  1. ExRT, external-beam radiotherapy; P, prostate; SV, seminal vesicle; PLI, pelvic lymphatic irradiation; 3D-CRT, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy; IMRT, intensity modulated radiotherapy
  2. *, radiotherapy was given with 1.8–2 Gy daily fraction dose
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