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Table 6 NTCP for late rectal toxicity in plan-PO and plan-WP

From: Does Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) prevent additional toxicity of treating the pelvic lymph nodes compared to treatment of the prostate only?

 

NTCP for late rectal toxicity (%)

 

Rectal volume (RV)

Rectal wall (RW)

Plan-PO

5.7% ± 1.8%

7.5% ± 2.2%

Plan-WP 46 Gy

5.8% ± 1.3%

7.6% ± 1.5%

Plan-WP 50.4 Gy

5.9% ± 1.1%

7.8% ± 1.1%

Plan-WP 54 Gy

6.1% ± 1.2%

8.1% ± 1.1%

  1. Normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) for late rectal toxicity in plan-PO and plan-WP. Averaged values for all ten patients.