Skip to main content

Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Hydrogel spacer shrinkage during external-beam radiation therapy following low-dose-rate brachytherapy for high-risk prostate cancer: a case series 

 

Age (years)

Prostate volume

ADT

Dose of BT

Number of implanted seeds

Dose of EBRT

EBRT starting date from BT

EBRT termination date from BT

Timing of evaluation from BT (Xth day of EBRT)

Case 1

74

19.5 cc

Yes

110 Gy

29

45 Gy/25 fractions

47

79

76 (22nd)

Case 2

56

26.4 cc

Yes

110 Gy

37

45 Gy/25 fractions

68

103

93 (19th)

Case 3

65

28.6 cc

Yes

110 Gy

42

45 Gy/25 fractions

53

88

74 (16th)

Case 4

72

25.8 cc

Yes

110 Gy

39

45 Gy/25 fractions

68

104

83 and 99 (10th and 22nd)

  1. ADT, androgen-deprivation therapy; BT, brachytherapy; EBRT, external-beam radiation therapy.