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Safety & efficacy in elderly patients

Grade V death

Grade III - IV

Patients Median Age

Takeda 2013

109

83

n=1

n=4

Sandhu 2013

24

85

n=0

n=0

Haasebeek 2010 193

79

n=0

n=4

• Low mortality and morbidity despite very old age Ø Excellent safety profile

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SBRT in the context of an aging and comorbid patient population

Ø Few fractions Ø Outpatient procedure Ø Non-invasive not requiring anaesthesia Ø Low toxicity in small tumor distant to serial critical OARs

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