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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The effect of selective internal radiation therapy with yttrium-90 resin microspheres on lung carbon monoxide diffusion capacity

All patients (n = 40)

 Age, year

56.9 ± 10.8

 Male gender, n (%)

28 (70.0%)

 Tumor type, n (%)

  Colon

20 (50.0%)

  Hepatocellular carcinoma

7 (17.5%)

  Pancreas Ca

6 (15.0%)

  Others*

7 (17.5%)

 Lung shunt fraction, % (1st treatment)

6.7 ± 2.6

  Lung shunt fraction with 5–10%, n (%)

26 (65%)

  Lung shunt fraction with 10–15%, n (%)

6 (15%)

  Lung shunt fraction with 15–20%, n (%)

0 (0%)

 Treatment radiation dose, GBq (1st treatment)

1.6 ± 0.3

 Lung exposure dose, Gy (1st treatment)

6.7 ± 2.8

Patients receiving two treatments (n = 11)

 Age, year

58.5 ± 11.0

 Male gender, n (%)

7 (63.6%)

 Tumor type, n (%)

 

  Colon

6 (54.5%)

  Hepatocellular carcinoma

2 (18.2%)

  Pancreas Ca

1 (9.1%)

  Others†

2 (18.2%)

 Lung shunt fraction, % (2nd treatment)

7.5 ± 3.0

  Lung shunt fraction with 5–10%, n (%)

6 (55%)

  Lung shunt fraction with 10–15%, n (%)

1 (9%)

  Lung shunt fraction with 15–20%, n (%)

2 (18%)

 Treatment radiation dose, GBq (2nd treatment)

1.6 ± 0.2

 Lung exposure dose, Gy (2nd treatment)

7.7 ± 3.0

  1. Unless otherwise stated, data are presented as mean ± SD
  2. *Gastric ca (n = 2), parotid ca (2), breast ca (1), cholangiocarcinoma (1), unknown (1)
  3. †Cholangiocarcinoma (1), unknown (1)