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Table 4 Comparisons of other evaluated parameters in present study (n = 12).

From: Planning analysis for locally advanced lung cancer: dosimetric and efficiency comparisons between intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), single-arc/partial-arc volumetric modulated arc therapy (SA/PA-VMAT)

 

IMRT

SA-VMAT

PA-VMAT

 

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

p value a

mean ± SD

p value b

p value c

Delivery timed

13.7 ± 2.6

10.6 ± 1.8

< 0.01

6.4 ± 1.5

< 0.01

< 0.01

Treatment

Efficiencye

458.3 ± 21.9

439.2 ± 22.5

0.030

435.7 ± 25.3

0.047

0.732

  1. a: compared with the parameters of IMRT; b: compared with the parameters of IMRT; c: compared with the parameters of SA-VMAT; d: presented as minutes; e: presented as monitor units (MUs);
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Radiation Oncology

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