| Parameters | 
        Hypofractionation Cohort | 
       
      
        | number of patients | 
        130 | 
       
      
        | treatment interval | 
        1967-1977 | 
       
      
        | mean ageat radiation (range) | 
        54 (27-77) years | 
       
      
        | at first analysis, 1994 | 
        73 (50-97) years | 
       
      
        | at last analysis, 2011 | 
        76 (50-98) years | 
       
      
        | T stage pT1/2/3/4 | 
        28/58/10/4% | 
       
      
        | N stagepN+/pN0 | 
        43/57% | 
       
      
        | follow up (FU) time | 
          | 
       
      
        | mean / median (range), in years: | 
          | 
       
      
        | all  | 
        28.1 / 26.6 (7.2-43.6) | 
       
      
        | lost of FU cohort (death, moved; 33%) | 
        18.7 / 18.2 (7.2-27) * | 
       
      
        | known dead of disease (DOD, 2%) | 
        at 18.5 and 25.6 years | 
       
      
        | INED (33%) | 
        30.8 / 29.5 (20-38.9) | 
       
      
        | ANED (63%) | 
        27.1/23.7 (7.2-43.6) | 
       
      
        | ANED, still alive (06/2011, 15%) | 
        39.6 / 40.6 (38.3-42.5) | 
       
      
        | 6-10 years FU | 
        7% | 
       
      
        | >10-20 years FU | 
        28% | 
       
      
        | >20-30 years FU | 
        59% | 
       
      
        | >30 years FU | 
        6% | 
       
      
        | previous breast surgery | 
          | 
       
      
        | (mostly radical) mastectomy | 
        98% | 
       
      
        | breast conserving | 
        2% | 
       
      
        | hypofractionation schedules, 3f/w | 
          | 
       
      
        | [BED2GY, α/β=2/α/β=3, 5f/w] | 
          | 
       
      
        | 13x 3.3Gy= 42.9Gy[56/54Gy] | 
        124 | 
       
      
        | 12x 3.3Gy= 39.6Gy[52/50Gy] | 
        2 | 
       
      
        | 15x 3.3Gy= 49.5Gy[66/62Gy] | 
        2 | 
       
      
        | 14x 3.3Gy= 46.2Gy[61/58Gy] | 
        1 | 
       
      
        | 14x 3.5Gy= 49.0Gy[68/64Gy] | 
        1 | 
       
      
        | allive with known disease | 
          | 
       
      
        | at first analysis, 1994 | 
        0, 1 | 
       
      
        | at last analysis, 2011 | 
        2, 5 | 
       
     
    * 3 patients were alive with disease when last time seen, all others
    ANED; Loss of follow up was in most patients due to emigration to
    other countries; ANED: Alive and No Evidence of Disease when last
    time seen; AD: Alive with Disease when last time seen; DOD: Died of
    Disease; INED: Inter-currently died, No Evidence of Disease |