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Table 1 Calculated median doses (D50) for the hair follicle volume and its subvolumes for the VMAT- and OF- plan normalized to the prescription dose per fraction (4 Gy)

From: Hair-sparing whole brain radiotherapy with volumetric arc therapy in patients treated for brain metastases: dosimetric and clinical results of a phase II trial

 

VMAT-WBRT

OF-WBRT

Hair follicle subvolume

Calculated D50

Calculated D50

Calculated D50

Calculated D50

1 mm grid (%)

4 mm grid (%)

1 mm grid (%)

4 mm grid (%)

Total

72.4

68.5

100.10

92.34

Top

67.3

60.8

106.60

90.79

Left

81.4

78.4

97.58

92.92

Back

62.3

59.8

103.40

94.09

Right

80

75.9

93.99

89.82