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Table 7 DVH analysis and NTCP for the small bowel 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?

 

Small bowel

 

V36 (ccm)

V45 (ccm)

NTCP (%) I

NTCP (%) II

Plan-PO

0

0

0%

0%

Plan-WP 46 Gy

13 ± 16

3 ± 5

0.8% ± 1%

0%

Plan-WP 50.4 Gy

27 ± 27

7 ± 8

2.3% ± 2.5%

0%

Plan-WP 54 Gy

36 ± 38

10 ± 11

3.2% ± 3.5%

0%

  1. DVH analysis and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) for the small bowel in plan-PO and plan-WP. Averaged values for all ten patients.