Table 1 Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) acute radiation-induced esophageal morbidity scoring criteria

0

No change

1

Mild dysphagia or odynophagia, requiring topical anesthetic, non-narcotic agents, or soft diet

2

Moderate dysphagia or odynophagia, requiring narcotic agents or liquid diet

3

Severe dysphagia or odynophagia with dehydration or weight loss (>15% of pretreatment baseline), requiring nasogastric feeding

4

Complete stricture, ulceration, perforation or fistula

5

Death