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Table 2 Quantitative DVH information

From: Treatment planning using MRI data: an analysis of the dose calculation accuracy for different treatment regions

 

Mean difference CTbulk- CT

Treatment

D95 [range] %

D50 [range] %

Prostate

-0.96 [-1.44; -0.21]

-0.82 [-1.44; -0.08]

Thorax

-0.56 [-2.47; 0.46]

-0.36 [-0.93; 0.15]

Brain

0.07 [-1.14; 0.60]

-0.01 [-1.51; 0.42]

Head & Neck

0.68 [-0.50; 2.17]

0.27 [-0.21; 0.80]

  1. D95 and D50 (dose covering 95% and 50% of the ROI respectively) differences in mean value between the CT based calculations and bulk density calculations based on CT geometry, given in percent of maximum dose in the CT calculations.
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Radiation Oncology

ISSN: 1748-717X

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