A Brachytherapy Plan Evaluation Tool for Interstitial Applications

Table 1

Numerical scoring criteria for clinical outcomes.

Grades	Description of clinical outcome	Numerical score
1	Mild, asymptomatic, or mild symptoms, Clinical/diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated	0.00
2	Moderate; minimal, local, or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age-appropriate instrumental ADL*	0.25
3	Severe or medically significant but not immediately life threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self-care ADL**	0.50
4	Life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated	0.75
5	Death related to adverse events	1.00

Activities of daily living (ADL).
*Instrumental ADL refer to preparing meals, shopping for groceries or clothes, using the telephone, managing money, and so forth.
**Self-care ADL refer to bathing, dressing, undressing, feeding self, using the toilet, taking medications, and being not bedridden.