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Table 1 The contoured organs at risk (OARs), dose constraints/penalty functions and planning parameters of plan was listed as below

From: Toxicity risk of non-target organs at risk receiving low-dose radiation: case report

Tumor

Importance

Max Dose Constraint [Gy]

Max Dose Penalty

DVH vol [%]

DVH dose [Gy]

DVH dose [Gy]

Min Dose Penalty

PTV_T8-T10_30Gy

50

30.00

800

95

30.00

30.00

100

Sensitive Structure

Importance

Max Dose Constraint [Gy]

Max Dose Penalty

DVH vol [%]

DVH dose [Gy]

DVH Point Penalty

 

Right lung

10

30.00

5

2

10.00

20

 

Left lung

10

30.00

5

1

15.00

20

 

Spinal cord

40

20.00

40

45

5.00

40

 

Heart

10

26.00

10

20

5.00

15

 

Spleen

5

7.00

5

10

2.00

5

 

Stomach

1

13.00

5

10

2.00

5

 

Ring*

1

30.00

50

3

28.00

20

 
  1. Abbriviations:
  2. PTV = Planning target volume; Max = maximal; Min = minimal; DVH = dose-volume histogram; Vol = volume.
  3. *The ring was a dummy structure surrounded PTV with an outer margin 2.5 cm, and a gap of 2 mm from PTV.