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Table 2 Comparison of peripheral dose, monitor units, and treatment delivery time

From: Peripheral dose measurements in cervical cancer radiotherapy: a comparison of volumetric modulated arc therapy and step-and-shoot IMRT techniques

 

VMAT

IMRT

p-value

Breast (mGy)

5.13 ± 0.96

9.04 ± 1.50

<0.01

Thyroid (mGy)

2.19 ± 0.33

7.07 ± 0.76

<0.01

Lens (mGy)

2.16 ± 0.28

6.97 ± 0.91

<0.01

MUs

784.9 ± 179.2

1086.1 ± 184.6

0.01

Time (min)

6.12 ± 1.51

13.15 ± 0.83

<0.01

  1. VMAT: volumetric modulated arc therapy; IMRT: intensity-modulated radiotherapy.
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Radiation Oncology

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