Modality | No. of studies included | Weighted mean rate of local failure (%) | Weighted mean tumour LBD (mm) | Weighted mean tumour height (mm) | No. of pts. included |
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Brachytherapy (n=3868) | |||||
Iodine-125 brachytherapy | 13 | 9.60 | 11.10 | 4.80 | 2104 |
Ruthenium-106 brachytherapy | 7 | 9.60 | 10.90 | 4.10 | 1653 |
Palladium-103 brachytherapy | 1 | 4.00 | 10.30 | 3.90 | 100 |
Cesium-131 brachytherapy | 1 | 9 | 12.60 | 5.40 | 11 |
Weighted average | 9.45 | 11.00 | 4.48 | ||
Photon-based external beam radiation therapy (n=524) | |||||
Gamma knife radiosurgery | 4 | 9.50 | N/A | 7.70 | 262 |
Fractionated radiotherapy | 2 | 6.20 | 11.40 | 4.60 | 262 |
Weighted average | 7.85 | 11.40 | 6.15 | ||
Charged particle radiation therapy (n=7043) | |||||
Proton beam radiation therapy | 7 | 4.20 | 14.00 | 5.50 | 6825 |
Helium ion radiation therapy | 1 | 4.60 | 11.90 | 6.70 | 218 |
Weighted average | 4.21 | 13.93 | 5.54 |
N/A, not available; No., number; pts., patients.