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Table 5 Radiation toxicity profiles

From: Advantages of using reduced-volume intensity modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a retrospective paired study

Late toxicity

CV-IMRT(n = 90)

RV-IMRT(n = 90)

P

Grade 0

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 0

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Xerostomia

12

60

18

0

0

20

60

10

0

0

0.039

Mucositis

16

64

10

0

0

20

62

8

0

0

0.406

Skin reaction

7

54

24

5

0

5

60

21

4

0

0.714

Dysphagia

12

70

8

0

0

15

69

6

0

0

0.432

Hearing loss

21

47

14

7

1

34

46

5

5

0

0.008

Blurred vision

81

8

1

0

0

84

4

2

0

0

0.441

  1. CV-IMRT conventional-volume intensity-modulated radiation therapy, RV-IMRT reduced-volume intensity-modulated radiation therapy