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Table 4 Median Dose-Volume Histogram and Dose-Wall Histogram data for the patients treated with 3DCRT.

From: Comparison of rectal volume definition techniques and their influence on rectal toxicity in patients with prostate cancer treated with 3D conformal radiotherapy: a dose-volume analysis

 

Method 1

Method 2

Method 3

Method 4

p

Min dose (Gy)

8.2

3.2

1.5

1.9

0.01

Mean dose (Gy)

57.5

54.0

49.6

51.1

<0.001

Max dose (Gy)

75.1

75.1

75.1

75.1

NS

V30 Gy (%)

86.7

84.5

80.6

82.1

<0.001

V40 Gy (%)

78.1

73.3

68.6

70.7

<0.001

V50 Gy (%)

70.9

64.2

55.3

59.8

<0.001

V60 Gy (%)

55.6

48.4

41.7

45.1

<0.001

V70 Gy (%)

32.9

27.9

24.3

26.5

<0.001