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Table 3 Radiation therapy characteristics

From: Excellent local control with IOERT and postoperative EBRT in high grade extremity sarcoma: results from a subgroup analysis of a prospective trial

Radiation therapy

N

%

IOERT dose

  

10 Gy

3

10

12 Gy

8

26

15 Gy

20

65

IOERT energy

  

6 MeV

21

68

8 MeV

8

26

10 MeV

2

6

IOERT cone

  

circle-shaped

13

42

squizzle-shaped

18

58

median size

9 cm

min size

5 cm

max size*

22 cm

EBRT total dose

  

< 40 Gy

1

3

40-50.4 Gy

29

85

> 50.4**

4

12

  1. n: number of patients,%: percentage (IOERT n = 31, EBRT n = 34), IOERT: Intraoperative electron radiation therapy, EBRT: external beam radiation therapy, Gy: Gray, MeV: mega electron volts, cm: centimeter, min: minimum, max: maximum, *: sum of multiple fields, **: one patient received two additional fractions for compensation of a planned treatment break for a total dose of 54 Gy, three patients without IORT boost received a total dose of 60 Gy.