Table 1 The mean dose (D mean ) and the maximum dose (D max ) to each of the swallowing structures and the partial volumes of each of these structures receiving a specified dose (V D S) as calculated from the dose-volume histograms (DVH) for the entire group of patients
Dose-volume data | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swallowing structure | Dmean (Gy) Mean ± SD (range) | Dmax (Gy) Mean ± SD (range) | V60 (%) Mean ± SD (range) | V65 (%) Mean ± SD (range) | V70 (%) Mean ± SD (range) |
PCM | 61.96 ± 7.90 (33.26 - 69.96) | 72.61 ± 2.55 (64.88 - 76.79) | 74.57 ± 19.83 (31.00 - 99.92) | 51.31 ± 24.47 (0.00 - 90.38) | 22.24 ± 19.50 (0.00 - 65.33) |
SPCM | 60.66 ± 11.85 (22.94 - 71.65) | 70.55 ± 4.56 (58.34 - 76.79) | 70.83 ± 34.87 (0.00 - 100.00) | 49.13 ± 41.45 (0.00 - 100.00) | 22.23 ± 28.19 (0.00 - 83.03) |
MPCM | 66.65 ± 3.51 (61.28 - 74.03) | 69.63 ± 3.72 (63.47 - 76.79) | 98.23 ± 4.79 (79.56 - 100.00) | 61.56 ± 42.23 (0.00 - 100.00) | 22.97 ± 37.04 (0.00 - 100.00) |
IPCM | 63.58 ± 6.06 (50.39 - 71.55) | 68.61 ± 4.30 (61.27 - 75.99) | 75.83 ± 31.97 (2.35 - 100.00) | 46.90 ± 45.55 (0.00 - 100.00) | 16.51 ± 29.57 (0.00 - 88.40) |
BOT | 50.75 ± 12.52 (23.71 - 71.49) | 69.39 ± 4.90 (53.82 - 74.83) | 49.38 ± 31.76 (0.00 - 99.99) | 27.05 ± 30.75 (0.00 - 99.97) | 8.38 ± 18.41 (0.00 - 77.40) |
Larynx | 66.84 ± 6.37 (50.56 - 74.89) | 72.64 ± 4.00 (64.45 - 79.30) | 87.11 ± 23.21 (29.27 - 100.00) | 69.66 ± 33.84 (0.00 - 100.00) | 39.25 ± 40.02 (0.00 - 100.00) |
PES | 50.48 ± 9.83 (25.41 - 66.83) | 59.63 ± 7.65 (47.11 - 69.85) | 17.45 ± 27.58 (0.00 - 100.00) | 10.43 ± 23.51 (0.00 - 99.32) | 0.00 |