Patient Information Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5
Age 54 52 50 57 51
Sex Male Female Male Female Male
Pack Years 0 0 0 0 Did smoke, unknown time
Race White Unknown Hispanic Hispanic White
V5 (%) 77% 43% 99% 50% 60%
V10 (%) 44% 19% 93% 6% 48%
V15 (%) 23% 8% 70% 2% 22%
V20 (%) 18% 1% 35% 0% 10%
V25 (%) 15% 0% 24% 0% 6%
V30 (%) 12% 0% 15% 0% 4%
V35 (%) 9% 0% 5% 0% 3%
VS5 (cc’s) 660.42 741 17.78 786.48 1496.77
VS10 (cc’s) 1606.35 1050.62 124.45 1547.79 1964.51
VS15 (cc’s) 2220.63 1187.94 533.35 1572.96 2933.67
VS20 (cc’s) 2370.59 1278.62 1155.58 1572.96 3367.74
VS25 (cc’s) 2457.11 1295.46 1351.14 1572.96 3517.41
VS30 (cc’s) 2537.86 1295.46 1520.04 1572.96 3592.25
VS35 (cc’s) 2621.49 1295.46 1688.93 1572.96 3648.38
MLD (gy) 13.3 5.4 19.58 5.34 9.88
TLV (cc's) 2883.93 1295.46 1777.82 1572.96 3741.93
COPD No No No Unknown Unknown
Concurrent chemotherapy, type Yes, Topotecan No No No Yes, Taxotere/cisplatin
Cancer Type NSCLC Breast Lymphoblastic Lymphoma with mediastinal metastasis Carcinosarcoma of the lung Adenocarcinoma of gastro-esophageal junction
Total Dose (Gy) 63 50 36 60 50.4
Months To RP 2.17 3.12 4.27 3.55 2.35
Survival Status Alive Deceased Deceased Deceased Alive
RP Grade 3 4 5 3 3
Abbreviations: Vx: Percentage of lung receiving at least X Gy; VSx: Volume of lung spared X Gy or higher; MLD: Mean Lung Dose; TLV: Total Lung Volume; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; RP: Radiation Pneumonitis; CC’s: Cubic Centimeter; NSCLC: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Table 3: Characteristics of grade ≥ 3 RP cases.