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Table 2 Institutional planning constraints for concurrent chemoradiation to the thorax

From: The impact of induction chemotherapy on the dosimetric parameters of subsequent radiotherapy: an investigation of 30 consecutive patients with locally-advanced non-small cell lung cancer and modern radiation planning techniques

Structure

Dose constraint

Lung

 

V5

<65%

V20

<35%

Mean

≤20 Gy

Heart

 

V50

<50%

Mean

26 Gy

Esophagus

 

V55

<50%

Mean

≤34 Gy

Spinal cord

 

Maximum

45 Gy

PTV

 

PTV95 goal

≥95%

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Radiation Oncology

ISSN: 1748-717X

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