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Table 1 Target coverage and irradiated volumes

From: Dosimetric consequences of the shift towards computed tomography guided target definition and planning for breast conserving radiotherapy

 

Cumulative dose plan CT-based

Cumulative dose plan Conventional

p-values

Target coverage (%)

   

   Breast PTVCT ≥ 95%

99.2 (97.7 – 100.0)

95.3 (84.5 – 100.0)

< 0.001

   Boost PTVCT ≥ 95%

99.6 (98.0 – 100.0)

90.1 (70.3 – 100.0)

< 0.001

Irradiated volumes (cm3)

   

   Volume ≥ 95% * 50 Gy

1276 (461 – 2239)

1142 (518 – 1968)

0.01

   Volume ≥ 95% * 66 Gy

241 (105 – 491)

187 (84 – 376)

< 0.001

Excess volumes (cm3)

   

   ≥ 95% * 50 Gy outside breast PTVCT

529 (257–1114)

427 (143 – 857)

0.02

   ≥ 95% * 66 Gy outside boost PTVCT

124 (65 – 260)

82 (31 – 144)

< 0.001

  1. PTV: planning target volume; PTVCT: computed tomography (CT)-based PTV.
  2. Data presented as mean values, with ranges in parentheses