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Table 3 Acute and late toxicities after stereotactic body radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

From: Stereotactic body radiation therapy using a respiratory-gated volumetric-modulated arc therapy technique for small hepatocellular carcinoma

  

No. of patients (%)

 

Adverse events

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Acute

Non-classic RILD

38 (31.9)

8 (6.7)

2 (1.7)

 

Fatigue

12 (10.1)

 

Anorexia

2 (1.7)

 

Nausea

8 (6.7)

 

Pain

2 (1.7)

1 (0.8)

 

Diarrhoea

Late

Fracture (rib)

7 (5.9)

2 (1.7)

 

Pneumonitis

20 (16.8)

 

Stricture (biliary tract)

5 (4.2)

2 (1.7)

  1. RILD radiation-induced liver disease