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Table 1 Patient, brain metastases, and fSRS characteristics

From: Association of increasing gross tumor volume dose with tumor volume reduction and local control in fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery for unresected brain metastases

  

n

(%)

Patient characteristics

 Total

 

115

 

 Age (years)

Median (range)

66 (22–85)

 

22–65

56

(48.7)

 

> 65

59

(51.3)

 Sex

Male

55

(47.8)

 

Female

60

(52.2)

 PS

0

70

(60.9)

 

1

34

(29.6)

 

2

10

(8.7)

 

3

1

(0.9)

 Primary cancer

Lung

71

(61.7)

 

Breast

14

(12.2)

 

GI

6

(5.2)

 

Kidney

3

(2.6)

 

Melanoma

5

(4.3)

 

Others

16

(13.9)

Brain metastases and fSRS characteristics

 Total

 

241

 

 Prescription dose

30 Gy/5 fr

28

(11.6)

 

35 Gy/5 fr

213

(88.4)

 Each GTV (cc)

Median (range)

1.1 (0.3–33.1)

 

0.3–1

116

(48.1)

 

> 1–4

70

(29.0)

 

> 4

55

(22.8)

  1. Abbreviations fSRS = fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery; PS = performance status; GI = gastrointestinal; PTV = planning target volume; GTV = gross tumor volume; fr = fraction