Figure 1
From: Accelerated large volume irradiation with dynamic Jaw/Dynamic Couch Helical Tomotherapy
Average treatment times (sec) for Hemithoracic Irradiation, Whole Abdominal Irradiation (WAI) and Total Marrow Irradiation (TMI) for the Reg. 2.5, Reg 5.0 (“regular” delivery with a 2.5 cm and 5.0 field width) and DJDC 5.0 (Dynamic Jaw/Dynamic Couch delivery with a 5.0 cm maximum field width) plans. In all three plan groups, DJDC 5.0 came up with significantly shorter treatment times compared to Reg 2.5 (* p < 005).