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Table 4 Summary of DVH analysis for Rectum, Bladder, Femurs, Penile Bulb and Healhty Tissue.

From: Early clinical experience of radiotherapy of prostate cancer with volumetric modulated arc therapy

Parameter

Objectives

All patients

All Patients

  

Rectum

Rectum-PTV

Volume [cm 3 ]

-

58.4 ± 17.9

53.6 ± 16.2

Mean dose [Gy]

< 45Gy

40.3 ± 4.2

36.7 ± 3.4

V 50Gy [%]

< 60%

31.6 ± 7.6

24.7 ± 5.7

V 60Gy [%]

< 45%

20.1 ± 6.6

12.1 ± 3.1

V 70Gy [%]

< 25%

10.7 ± 5.5

2.4 ± 1.7

NTCP [%]

< 5%

2.7 ± 1.6

1.0 ± 0.4

  

Bladder

Bladder-PTV

Volume [cm 3 ]

-

151.0 ± 100.6

119.5 ± 93.5

Mean dose [Gy]

< 45Gy

44.5 ± 12.3

35.5 ± 11.1

D 2% [Gy]

< 80Gy

79.4 ± 1.2

72.6 ± 2.4

D 67% [Gy]

Minimize

29.4 ± 17.2

23.7 ± 14.0

V 30Gy [%]

Minimize

65.8 ± 20.5

57.5 ± 22.7

NTCP [%]

< 5%

2.6 ± 4.0

0.1 ± 0.2

  

Femurs

 

Volume [cm 3 ]

-

373.3 ± 86.7

 

Mean dose [Gy]

Minimise

19.4 ± 4.2

 

V 45Gy [%]

Minimise

0.4 ± 1.0

 

D 2% [Gy]

< 47Gy

36.7 ± 5.4

 
  

Penile Bulb

 

Volume [cm 3 ]

-

3.3 ± 1.2

 

Mean dose [Gy]

< 30Gy

28.5 ± 17.2

 

D 2% [Gy]

-

53.1 ± 23.7

 
  

Healthy Tissue

 

Volume [cm 3 ]

-

29054.2 ± 7186.1

 

Mean dose [Gy]

Minimise

5.1 ± 1.0

 

V 10Gy [%]

Minimise

16.7 ± 3.2

 

V 20Gy [%]

Minimise

9.3 ± 2.3

 

V 30Gy [%]

Minimise

4.4 ± 1.2

 

DoseIntegral [10 5 Gy cm 3 ]

Minimise

1.45 ± 0.32.6