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Table 5 The values of statistically significant r s of textural features to dose-volumetric parameter differences of prostate VMAT plans

From: Texture analysis on the edge-enhanced fluence of VMAT

 

Contrast

Correlation

 

d= 1

d= 10

d= 1

d= 10

 

d= 1

d= 10

d= 1

d= 10

Dose-volumetric parameter

r s

p

r s

p

r s

p

r s

p

D20% of rectal wall

-

-

-

-

0.485

0.030

-

-

Mean dose to rectal wall

−0.493

0.027

−0.473

0.035

0.446

0.048

-

-

Mean dose to bladder

−0.456

0.043

-

-

-

-

-

-

D50% of femoral heads

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.448

0.047

  1. Abbreviations: d = particular displacement distance, rs = Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, Dn% = dose received by n% volume of structure.