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Table 3 Patient measurements.

From: Investigation of the usability of conebeam CT data sets for dose calculation

  

1F

4F

patient plan

Correction strategy

6 MV

18 MV

6 MV

18 MV

dose plane

DVH

(a) Pelvis Patients

      

standard

HU-DpCT

21.6% ± 3.7%

15.7% ± 3.4%

14.1% ± 2.1%

10.5% ± 1.7%

8.0% ± 5.7%

19.1% ± 3.4%

phantom based

HU-DM20F1

7.7% ± 5.2%

5.6% ± 3.9%

11.2% ± 3.7%

8.4% ± 2.9%

5.2% ± 3.7%

12.7% ± 1.5%

group based

HU-DPelvis

2.7% ± 2.3%

2.4% ± 2.0%

2.2% ± 1.9%

1.9% ± 1.5%

0.9% ± 0.9%

1.3% ± 1.0%

patient based

HU-DPat_i

2.4% ± 1.7%

2.0% ± 1.4%

1.6% ± 1.3%

1.2% ± 1.1%

0.9% ± 0.9%

1.2% ± 0.9%

(b) Thorax Patients

      

standard

HU-DpCT

21.6% ± 9.6%

16.4% ± 7.2%

17.1% ± 5.8%

12.6% ± 4.6%

10.9% ± 6.8%

13.8% ± 10.5%

phantom based

HU-DM20F1

11.5% ± 7.1%

8.9% ± 5.4%

10.4% ± 4.6%

7.7% ± 3.7%

8.1% ± 3.7%

6.2% ± 4.7%

group based

HU-DThorax

4.1% ± 3.5%

3.2% ± 2.8%

3.2% ± 2.2%

2.6% ± 1.9%

1.7% ± 1.7%

1.7% ± 2.4%

patient based

HU-DPat_i

4.0% ± 3.4%

3.0% ± 2.7%

2.9% ± 1.9%

2.3% ± 1.7%

1.8% ± 1.6%

1.7% ± 2.0%

(c) Head Patients

      

standard

HU-DpCT

22.4% ± 10.2%

14.9% ± 9.7%

19.1% ± 4.6%

10.9% ± 5.8%

14.5% ± 10.4%

16.2% ± 12.7%

phantom based

HU-DS10F0

3.0% ± 2.7%

2.5% ± 1.0%

2.3% ± 1.9%

2.0% ± 1.7%

1.4% ± 2.4%

1.6% ± 2.2%

group based

HU-DHead

2.1% ± 1.7%

2.1% ± 1.5%

1.6% ± 1.4%

1.5% ± 1.5%

1.3% ± 2.3%

1.4% ± 1.9%

patient based

HU-DPat_i

2.1% ± 1.7%

1.9% ± 1.5%

1.5% ± 1.3%

1.4% ± 1.4%

1.5% ± 2.5%

1.4% ± 1.9%

  1. Comparison of dose calculation based on planning CT and CBCT with different correction strategies for the different test plans (1F, 4F and IMRT) for (a) pelvis, (b) thorax and (c) head patients. The mean difference between the dose in the planning CT and the CBCT is given in percentage of the dose based on the planning CT. The standard table (HU-DpCT) was generated from CT and density values measured in the planning CT. The phantom based tables HU-DM20F1, HU-DS10F0 were based on the CBCT phantom data sets acquired with collimation M20/bow tie filter and collimation S10/no filter, respectively. The group based tables represent the mean HU-D tables (HU-DPelvis, HU-DThorax, HU-DHead) for the specific patient population (pelvis, thorax, head) while the individual tables (HU-DPat_i) were created based on each patient data set. Dose differences were calculated in volumes of interest for 1F and 4F techniques. For patient plan the dose was compared based on dose planes and dose volume histograms (DVH).