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Table 3 Recommended dose constraints to the liver

From: Stereotactic body radiation therapy for abdominal oligometastases: a biological and clinical review

Whole-liver RT (WLRT)

Partial liver RT (PLRT)

Stereotactic body radiation RT (SBRT)

≤ 30 Gy, 2 Gy/fraction

< 32 Gy, 2-Gy/fraction

< 15 Gy in 3 fractions

21 Gy in 7 fractions

At least 10% of normal liver spared from radiation

< 20 Gy in 6 fractions

  

≥ 700 mL of normal liver receives ≤ 15 Gy

  

3 to 5 fractions