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Table 1 Dosimetric evaluation of treatment plans

From: Technique for sparing previously irradiated critical normal structures in salvage proton craniospinal irradiation

Case 1

Cranial PTV 36 Gy, Dose from Reirradiation

 

X-ray

IMRT

Proton

PTV covered by 65% IDL (23.4 Gy)

91.0%

95.8%

99.1%

PTV covered by 90% IDL (32.4 Gy)

82.1%

86.1%

96.1%

PTV covered by 95% IDL (34.2 Gy)

64.2%

76.8%

94.8%

Minimum Dose to PTV

3.2 Gy

9.9 Gy

0.9 Gy

Mean Dose to PTV

32.9 Gy

34.6 Gy

36.0 Gy

Dose covering 95% of PTV

9.8 Gy

25.2 Gy

34.0 Gy

Cumulative Dose to Optic Chiasm from Both Courses of Radiation

 

Prior RT

X-ray

IMRT

Proton

Mean dose

41.0 Gy

45.6 Gy

51.0 Gy

41.0 Gy

Maximum point dose

43.2 Gy

47.9 Gy

54.0 Gy

43.9 Gy

Case 2

Cranial PTV 36 Gy, Dose from Reirradiation

 

X-ray

IMRT

Proton

PTV covered by 65% IDL (23.4 Gy)

92.9%

96.9%

99.9%

PTV covered by 90% IDL (32.4 Gy)

88.5%

87.9%

98.1%

PTV covered by 95% IDL (34.2 Gy)

85.7%

76.6%

96.1%

Minimum Dose to PTV

3.6 Gy

11.5 Gy

6.5 Gy

Mean Dose to PTV

33.9 Gy

34.8 Gy

35.8 Gy

Dose covering 95% of PTV

12.8 Gy

28.1 Gy

34.7 Gy

Cumulative Dose to Brainstem from Both Courses of Radiation

 

Prior RT

X-ray

IMRT

Proton

Dose to 0.5 cc

59.7 Gy

64.4 Gy

70.9 Gy

61.2 Gy

Dose to 1 cc

57.8 Gy

62.1 Gy

68.6 Gy

59.3 Gy

Maximum point dose

65.6 Gy

71.2 Gy

78.1 Gy

71.2 Gy