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Table 3 Metastases and treatment characteristics

From: Radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with lung oligometastases

LM and treatment characteristics

SFRS

(n=45)

fSBRT

(n=49)

p-value

Metastasis diameter (mm)

 Median

12.0

16.0

0.003

 Range

5.0-35.0

5.0-70.0

 

Metastasis PTV (cm3)

 Median

9.9

24.0

<0.001

 Range

2.4-90.8

5.8-164.5

 

Metastasis location

 peripheral

32

25

0.092

 central

13

24

 

Metastasis histology (CRC vs. non-CRC)

 CRC

8

21

0.009

 Non-CRC

37

28

 

PTV-encompassing prescription dose (Gy)

 Median

24

45

<0.001

 Range

17-26

20-60

 

PTV-encompassing single dose (Gy)

 Median

24

9.6

<0.001

 Range

17-26

4-16

 

Biological effective dose (Gy)

 Median

81.6

105.6

0.015

 Range

45.9-93.6

42.6 – 151.2

 
  1. LM lung metastases, SFRS single fraction radiosurgery, fSBRT fractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy, PTV planning target volume, CRC colorectal cancer