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Table 2 Radiotherapy characteristics

From: Incidence and predictors of lower extremity lymphedema after postoperative radiotherapy for prostate cancer

RT characteristics

Median (IQR)

Time interval RP–RT (months)

36.13 (15.0-68.3)

WPRT (n, %)

Yes

69 (68.3)

No

32 (31.6)

Boost to lymph-nodes (n, %)

Yes

7 (6.9%)

No

94 (93.1%)

Dose (Gy)

Recurrent nodule

73.5

Prostatic fossa

69 (66–69)

Seminal vesicle bed

66 (60–66)

WPRT

54

Boost to lymph-nodes

66 (60–66)

Number of fractions

30

Total PTV (cm3)

1393.8 (243.9-1539.5)

CTV T (prostate/vesicles) (cm3)

50.8 (33.1–66)

CTV WPRT (cm3)

408.7 (0-495.9)

PTV WPRT (cm3)

1211.8 (0-1355.7)

Dosimetric characteristics of WPRT CTV

Dmean (Gy)

5445 (0-5515.5)

Dmax (Gy)

5777 (0-6027.6)

Dmin (Gy)

5049 (0-5147)

  1. Abbreviations: RT: radiotherapy; IQR: interquartile range; RP: radical prostatectomy; WPRT: whole pelvic radiotherapy; PTV: planning target volume; CTV: clinical target volume; T: tumor; D: dose