From: Prognostic value of the distance between the primary tumor and brainstem in the patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Dbs (mm)
T stage (7th AJCC)
GTVnx Dmin
T3 (n = 64)
T4 (n = 294)
≥66Gy
<66Gy
Mean ± SD
8.3 ± 2.7
5.94 ± 3.6
8.6 ± 0.15
3.0 ± 0.19
Median
10
5.7
3.0
Range
0.5–10
−1.2–10
0.2–10