Radiation therapy detailsa
| Patient No. | Primary Tumor Site | Prescribed Dose to Primary Tumor (Gy) | Prescribed Dose to Involved Neck (Gy) | Mean Dose to SMG on Involved Side (Gy) | Prescribed Dose to Uninvolved Neck (Gy) | Mean Dose to Transferred SMG (Gy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R BOT | 60 | 54 | 58.64 | 48 | 20.45 |
| 2 | R tonsil | 69.96 | 59.4 | 61.33 | 54.12 | 28.99 |
| 3 | R tonsil | 69.96 | 59.4 | 68.8 | 54.12 | 43.97 |
| 4 | R BOT | 69.96 | 59.4 | 66.01 | 59.4 | 41.44 |
| 5 | R BOT | 60 | 54 | 60.01 | 48 | 44.95 |
| 6 | L tonsil | 66 | 59.4 | 66.7 | 54.12 | 16.59 |
| 7 | R tonsil | 66 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 54.12 | 38.8 |
| 8 | R tonsil | 69.96 | 59.4 | 72.7 | 54.12 | 27.17 |
| 9 | Nasopharynx | 69.96 | 59.4 | 61.02 | 59.4 | 60.77 |
| Average dose (Gy) | 66.87 | 58.20 | 63.85 | 53.93 | 35.90 | |
| SD | 4.24 | 2.38 | 4.89 | 4.04 | 13.88 |
Note:—R indicates right; BOT, base of tongue; L, left.
↵a Postsurgical radiation dosages for the 9 out of 11 patients who received radiation therapy at our institution following the SMG transfer procedure. Per the Student t test, the transferred SMG received a significantly lower radiation dose than the contralateral SMG (P < .001).