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Table 4 Predicted RNTCP values for cardiac structures for the HD patient and the MB patient when using revised contours

From: Predicted risks of radiogenic cardiac toxicity in two pediatric patients undergoing photon or proton radiotherapy

Structure

HD patient

MB patient

 

RNTCP

RNTCP

RNTCP

RNTCP

 

(baseline)

(revised)

(baseline)

(revised)

Pericardium

-

-

1.43 × 10-5

1.49 × 10-5

Myocardium

0.8

1.27

0.03

0.024

 

(NTCPProton = 2.17%, NTCPPhoton = 2.67%)

(NTCPProton = 1.24%, NTCPPhoton = 0.98%)

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