Table 4 Late toxicity
Toxicity grade | 3D conformal radiotherapy | Volumetric modulated arc therapy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | Chi-square, p | Kruskal-Wallis, p | |
Skin | ||||||
≥3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2353 | |
0 | 83 | 81 | 64 | 90 | 0.3161 | |
1 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 10 | ||
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Proctitis | ||||||
≥3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0.1635 | |
0 | 69 | 68 | 52 | 73 | 0.2498 | |
1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | ||
2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | ||
3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
Cystitis | ||||||
≥3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0.0752 | |
0 | 82 | 80 | 65 | 91 | 0.2271 | |
1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Enteritis | ||||||
0 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 100 | b | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Lymphedema | ||||||
0 | 101 | 99 | 71 | 100 | b | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Urethral stricture | ||||||
0 | 101 | 99 | 71 | 100 | b | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ureteral stenosis | ||||||
0 | 97 | 95 | 71 | 100 | b | |
3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Any kind of the organ toxicitya | ||||||
≥3 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0.0039 | |
0 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 66 | 0.0073 | |
1 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 17 | ||
2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | ||
3 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||