Passive proton therapy vs. IMRT planning study with focal boost for prostate cancer

Radiation Oncology

Table 3 Average dosimetric data and plan evaluation parameters for other normal tissues

		D _mean ^a	p*	ID ^b	p*
Rt Femoral Head	Proton	23.0	0.105	35.3	0.529
Rt Femoral Head	IMRT	20.7	0.105	31.4	0.529
Lt Femoral Head	Proton	32.7	<0.001	49.5	0.002
Lt Femoral Head	IMRT	19.4	<0.001	29.5	0.002
Penile Bulb	Proton	28.6	0.529	1.3	0.481
Penile Bulb	IMRT	20.7	0.529	0.9	0.481
Normal Tissues outside PTVs	Proton	4.8	0.002	771.6	0.001
Normal Tissues outside PTVs	IMRT	7.3	0.002	1209.8	0.001

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