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Table 6 Summary of differences between treatment plan and radiobiological parameters from the two algorithms for breast treatment

From: Clinical implications in the use of the PBC algorithm versus the AAA by comparison of different NTCP models/parameters

 

Parameters

 

AAA Mean

sd

PBC Mean

sd

p

PTV

D2%(Gy)

 

51.5

0.7

52.2

0.7

<0.001

 

D95%(Gy)

 

47.1

0.8

48.7

0.6

<0.001

 

Dmean(Gy)

 

49.2

0.7

50.4

0.6

<0.001

 

II (%)

 

8.9

0.4

6.9

0.3

<0.001

 

TCP(%)

 

77.3

7.7

85.1

4.3

<0.001

Left Lung

D2%(Gy)

 

44.1

1.3

48.0

1.6

<0.001

 

D15%(Gy)

 

7.0

1.5

4.0

1.2

<0.001

 

Dmean(Gy)

 

5.9

1.2

4.1

1.2

<0.001

  

LKB model

     
 

NTCP (%)

Ref.

     
  

Emami et al. [39] / Burman et al. [23]

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 
  

Kwa et al. [60]

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.0

<0.008

  

Seppenwoolde et al. [38]

0.7

0.1

0.6

0.1

<0.005

  

De Jeager et al. [24]†

2.0

0.3

1.6

0.2

<0.001

  

De Jeager et al. [24]††

2.1

0.3

1.8

0.2

<0.001

  

Seriality model

     
  

Emami et al. [39]/ Ã…gren-Cronqvist et al. [40]

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 
  

Seppenwoolde et al. [38]

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

<0.001

  

Gagliardi et al. [61]

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.020

Heart

D2%(Gy)

 

37.7

12.5

37.5

13.3

0.758

 

D15%(Gy)

 

3.9

0.7

2.8

0.6

<0.001

  

LKB model

     
 

NTCP(%)

Ref.

     
  

Emami et al. [39] /Burman et al. [23]

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 
  

Martel et al. [57]

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 
  

Seriality model

     
  

Emami et al. [39]/Ã…gren-Cronqvist et al. [40]

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 
  

Gagliardi et al. [58]

0.6

0.4

0.6

0.4

0.243

  

Eriksson et al. [59]

0.6

0.3

0.6

0.3

0.482

  

Eriksson et al. [59]

0.4

0.2

0.4

0.2

0.418

  1. † Tissue inhomogeneity correction: Equivalent-path.
  2. †† Tissue inhomogeneity correction: Convolution-superposition.
  3. Insignificant differences (p > 0.05) are in bold.