Table 4 Acute and late toxicities by CTCAE, version 4.0 (n = 31)
From: Carbon ion radiotherapy for 80 years or older patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Acute toxicities | |||||
Organs involved | G0 | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 |
Dermatitis | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pneumonitis | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Encephalopathy | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ascites | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Late toxicities | |||||
Organs involved | G0 | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 |
Dermatitis | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pneumonitis | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Encephalopathy | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Ascites | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rib bone fracture | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Change of Child-Pugh score after start of C-ion RT | |||||
≤ 0 | + 1 | + 2 | + 3 | ||
Acute phase | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Late phase | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |