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Table 5 Comparison of OAR sparing between IMRT and IMRT_PMC&CST

From: Integration of BOLD-fMRI and DTI into radiation treatment planning for high-grade gliomas located near the primary motor cortexes and corticospinal tracts

 

IMRT (Gy)

IMRT_PMC&CST (Gy)

t

p

Ipsilateral lens Dmax

2.67 ± 1.67

2.76 ± 1.64

−1.574

0.132

Ipsilateral lens Dmean

1.98 ± 1.45

2.03 ± 1.50

−1.294

0.211

Contralateral lens Dmax

2.38 ± 1.97

2.43 ± 1.95

−1.063

0.126

Contralateral lens Dmean

1.84 ± 1.69

1.89 ± 1.72

−0.940

0.359

Ipsilateral optic nerve Dmax

12.32 ± 13.38

12.44 ± 13.91

−0.599

0.556

Ipsilateral optic nerve Dmean

8.57 ± 9.40

8.78 ± 10.08

−1.126

0.274

Contralateral optic nerve Dmax

7.02 ± 7.68

7.07 ± 7.71

−0.353

0.728

Contralateral optic nerve Dmean

4.59 ± 4.76

4.66 ± 4.95

−0.729

0.475

Optic chiasm Dmax

12.76 ± 13.53

12.49 ± 13.20

1.488

0.153

Optic chiasm Dmean

8.28 ± 8.70

8.20 ± 8.63

0.573

0.573

Brainstem Dmax

14.04 ± 11.62

13.56 ± 11.08

1.260

0.223

Brainstem Dmean

6.52 ± 6.99

6.46 ± 7.05

0.790

0.439