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Table 5 Comparison of dosimetric parameters for total lung between different beam arrangements

From: Optimal beam arrangement for pulmonary ventilation image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy for lung cancer

Beam arrangement

Anatomic plan

Functional plan

 

TLV5

TLV10

TLV20

TLV30

TLV5

TLV10

TLV20

TLV30

FESB

61.7±12.9

46.7±11.4

30.7±5.3

21.2±5.3

60.3±12.8

43.5±11.3

29.1±6.7

20.9±5.6

FMOB

35.0±12.5

29.1±9.8

23.3±7.1

20.1±6.4

33.3±10.1

27.6±8.5

23.3±6.9

20.1±6.1

P value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.417

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.231

  1. Abbreviations: TLVx Percentage of volume of total lung receiving > x Gy, FESB Five equally-spaced beams, FMOB Five manually optimized beams, Data presented as mean±standard deviation.
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Radiation Oncology

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