From: Does Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) prevent additional toxicity of treating the pelvic lymph nodes compared to treatment of the prostate only?
Small bowel
V36 (ccm)
V45 (ccm)
NTCP (%) I
NTCP (%) II
Plan-PO
0
0%
Plan-WP 46 Gy
13 ± 16
3 ± 5
0.8% ± 1%
Plan-WP 50.4 Gy
27 ± 27
7 ± 8
2.3% ± 2.5%
Plan-WP 54 Gy
36 ± 38
10 ± 11
3.2% ± 3.5%