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Table 3 The minimum, maximum, and mean dose values for the population (N = 18) in specific organs of interest are listed along with the corresponding standard deviations (SD)

From: Standardized treatment planning methodology for passively scattered proton craniospinal irradiation

  

Dose

SD

SD/Dose

Dose

SD

SD/Dose

Dose

SD

SD/Dose

  

[cGy (RBE)]

(%)

[cGy (RBE)]

(%)

[cGy (RBE)]

(%)

N

 

18

 

4

14

Target Volume

 

All

 

CSF space

CSF space and VB

Spinal Cord

Min

2225.3

92.3

4

2204.5

138.3

6

2231.3

73.1

3

Max

2576.2

52.9

2

2633.5

51.3

2

2559.9

40.5

2

Mean

2422.3

21.8

1

2436.6

11.5

0

2418.3

22.4

1

Brain

Min

2070.7

190.2

9

2182.9

145.3

7

2038.7

189.4

9

Max

2590.3

85.9

3

2649.5

128.6

5

2573.4

59.1

2

Mean

2419.0

25.9

1

2410.8

10.1

0

2421.3

28.5

1

Eyes

Min

379.7

302.2

80

310.0

210.8

68

399.7

320.8

80

Max

2404.9

65.1

3

2439.0

113.3

5

2395.1

36.8

2

Mean

1623.0

256.9

16

1533.3

186.1

12

1648.7

268.1

16

Lenses

Min

713.5

382.7

54

640.6

406.6

63

734.3

373.6

51

Max

1602.1

241.5

15

1622.9

177.1

11

1596.1

256.6

16

Mean

1125.9

312.4

28

1085.9

311.3

29

1137.3

311.8

27

Kidneys

Min

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

0.0

 

0.0

0.0

-

Max

2153.5

318.1

15

1773.1

445.2

25

2262.2

142.3

6

Mean

151.7

107.8

71

22.9

9.6

42

188.5

93.9

50

Lungs

Min

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

0.0

-

Max

2446.3

103.4

4

2318.2

119.0

5

2483.0

60.6

2

Mean

175.9

89.8

51

74.8

17.9

24

204.8

80.7

39

Thyroid

Min

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

0.0

 

Max

244.1

344.1

141

72.7

88.9

122

293.1

373.0

127

Mean

4.9

10.2

208

0.4

0.5

125

6.2

11.2

181

Liver

Min

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

0.0

-

Max

2078.0

456.5

22

1435.0

408.4

28

2261.5

262.1

12

Mean

16.2

11.1

69

2.7

1.9

70

20.1

9.4

47

Heart

Min

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

0.0

-

Max

1470.0

803.6

55

127.1

126.9

100

1853.7

404.0

22

Mean

18.2

17.0

93

0.2

0.1

50

23.3

15.9

68

Esophagus

Min

0.1

0.4

-

0.0

0.0

-

0.2

0.4

-

Max

1825.8

864.1

47

300.0

171.0

57

2261.8

31.1

1

Mean

371.8

338.9

91

3.3

2.4

73

477.1

312.7

66

  1. Also listed is the ratio of each SD to its respective dose value. Each organ was contoured in its entirety. In addition these data are presented separately for age specific target volumes, i.e., CSF space (including index 13, 15, 17, and 18) or CSF space and vertebral bodies (VB) (all remaining indices).