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Table 2 Values of V eff and mean FED

From: What is the appropriate size criterion for proton radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma? A dosimetric comparison of spot-scanning proton therapy versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy

ID.

Nominal diameter of GTV (cm)

V33

V42

Veff*

DMean

Mean FED*

  

IMRT (%)

SSPT (%)

IMRT (%)

SSPT (%)

IMRT

SSPT

p-value

IMRT (Gy)

SSPT (Gy)

IMRT (Gy)

SSPT (Gy)

p-value

1

3.4

21.4

19.3

18.1

15.9

0.56

0.29

0.021

24.4

16.3

35.9

20.2

0.012

2

4.8

26.4

19.1

20.8

14.2

0.49

0.30

21.4

16.4

33.1

20.1

3

5.1

18.7

15.9

15.5

14.5

0.46

0.25

19.8

13.6

30.3

16.6

4

5.4

25.4

17.8

17.9

17.9

0.40

0.24

24.2

17.7

32.8

15.2

5

6.3

31.2

21.2

23.2

20.2

0.47

0.33

 

37.9

22.4

37.9

19.9

 

6

7.8

61.8

30.0

40.9

28.3

0.70

0.47

< 0.001

36.9

27.4

52.5

33.1

< 0.001

7

8.2

67.5

27.3

59.7

27.3

0.72

0.49

36.1

28.1

54.5

32.5

8

8.3

76.9

41.2

42.7

27.7

0.62

0.32

32.7

17.4

56.7

24.2

9

8.7

70.0

45.6

60.4

27.9

0.75

0.53

38.3

28.6

58.1

33.3

10

11.1

61.3

39.8

60.2

28.2

0.76

0.44

38.8

24.4

67.9

27.3

11

12.1

89.5

50.9

67.3

30.9

0.83

0.57

41.9

31.7

75.4

32.4

12

14.6

70.9

48.2

55.3

29.7

0.73

0.45

37.1

25.6

64.2

30.4

13

16.1

64.7

48.5

62.4

37.9

0.86

0.55

42.4

30.3

78.4

31.5

ave.

8.6

52.7

32.7

41.9

24.7

0.64

0.40

 

33.2

23.4

52.1

25.9

 
  1. *The values of Veff and mean FED were normalized to 1.5 Gy per fraction, assuming an α/β of 2.5.