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Table 3 Comparison of subsequent isodose volumes between CK and L-mMLC systems

From: Robotic radiosurgery versus micro-multileaf collimator: a dosimetric comparison for large or critically located arteriovenous malformations

 

CK ±SD

L-mMLC±SD

P value

IDV12Gy

61.77±66.58

70.04±75.15

0.09

IDV12Gy%

4.40±4.62

6.08±5.72

0.10

IDV10Gy

83.43±83.70

96.50±98.75

0.07

IDV10Gy%

5.96±5.8

8.26±7.35

0.08

IDV8Gy

118.03±105.52

137.12±135.49

0.09

IDV8Gy%

8.48±7.31

11.72±10.10

0.07

IDV6Gy

179.76±138.73

218.55±188.09

0.04

IDV6Gy%

12.90±9.66

18.44±13.79

0.03

IDV4Gy

308.33±192.27

385.71±263.30

0.01

IDV4Gy%

22.17±13.46

31.92±18.48

<0.05

IDV2Gy

583.20±264.75

608.47±316.86

0.58

IDV2Gy%

41.90±18.35

50.40±22.08

0.04

  1. CK-CyberKnife, L-mMLC – linac with micro-multileaf collimator, SD – standard deviation.
  2. Volumes are presented both in absolute values and as ratios to total tissue volume.
  3. Significant differences are marked with bold font.