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Table 6 Comparison of dosimetric parameters for functional 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

 

FLV5

FLV10

FLV20

FLV30

FLV5

FLV10

FLV20

FLV30

FESB

54.2±21.7

42.5±22.1

26.3±20.7

17.0±12.6

52.4±20.7

37.1±12.2

21.1±5.8

16.7±6.8

FMOB

30.2±18.5

24.1±12.0

17.8±8.9

16.2±7.0

29.2±18.3

23.0±14.8

16.7±9.7

14.7±9.5

P value

<0.001

<0.001

0.049

0.754

<0.001

<0.001

0.001

0.244

  1. Abbreviations: FLVx Percentage of volume of functional 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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