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Table 4 Dosimetric comparisons of without replanning in the initial CT, replanning in the initial CT

From: A modified VMAT adaptive radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer patients based on CT-CT image fusion

 

Without replannng in iCT

Replanning in iCT

Sig (p)

PTVGTV Dmax

1332.6 ± 42.4

1343.5 ± 65.9

0.77

PTVGTV Dmean

1257.2 ± 30.1

1253.5 ± 40.3

0.97

PTVGTV V93

98.2 ± 1.7

96.9 ± 3.0

0.12

PTVGTV V95

94.8 ± 4.7

91.8 ± 7.2

0.26

PTVCTV Dmax

1341.8 ± 40.7

1349.4 ± 61.3

0.85

PTVCTV Dmean

1087.2 ± 20.7

1083.4 ± 31.5

0.91

PTVCTV V93

99.2 ± 0.7

98.9 ± 1.1

0.27

PTVCTV V95

98.8 ± 0.9

98.4 ± 1.3

0.62

Brainstem Dmax

844.7 ± 95.4

859.7 ± 89.1

0.94

Brainstem Dmean

448.5 ± 76.4

457.2 ± 92.3

0.84

Cord Dmax

695.5 ± 44.2

692.0 ± 29.8

0.87

Cord Dmean

409.0 ± 54.7

413.3 ± 64.2

0.82

Mandible Dmax

1128.2 ± 95.0

1146.9 ± 99.5

0.76

Mandible Dmean

705.4 ± 70.9

691.7 ± 70.2

0.91

Lt parotid Dmax

1138.7 ± 114.6

1134.0 ± 143.2

0.99

Lt parotid Dmean

581.9 ± 87.1

519.4 ± 61.3

0.05

Lt parotid V5

49.9 ± 12.3

42.1 ± 8.5

0.01

Rt parotid Dmax

1151.8 ± 108.1

1144.0 ± 95.8

0.75

Rt parotid Dmean

581.2 ± 79.8

514.9 ± 32.8

0.02

Rt parotid V5

50.7 ± 8.3

39.5 ± 4.0

0.001

  1. Note: the unit for dose is cGy, V5 = the volume receiving 5 Gy.