Table 3 Dose comparison of the ipsilateral lung, the contralateral lung, contralateral breast, liver, esophagus, and spinal cord in the four plans

Body-PTV

D_mean(Gy)

2.2 ± 0.7 ^A

2.4 ± 0.7 ^A

2.3 ± 0.7 ^A

2.8 ± 0.8 ^B

ID (Gy*litre)

43.7 ± 13.5 ^A

48.0 ± 13.9 ^B,a

44.7 ± 13.6 ^A,a

54.5 ± 16.7 ^B,b

Left Lung

D_mean(Gy)

4.9 ± 2.4 ^A

5.2 ± 2.1

5.0 ± 2.0 ^A

5.4 ± 1.8 ^B

V5

16.6 % ± 7.9 % ^A

19.1 % ± 7.7 % ^B

18.4 % ± 7.2 % ^B,a

21.7 % ± 6.9 % ^B,b

V20

9.3 % ± 5.1 %

9.5 % ± 4.7 %

9.2 % ± 4.2 %

9.3 % ± 4.1 %

V40

4.3 % ± 2.8 % ^A

3.7 % ± 2.3 % ^B,a

3.8 % ± 2.2 % ^a

3.1 % ± 1.9 % ^B,b

Right lung

D_mean (Gy)

0.2 ± 0.1 ^A

0.3 ± 0.2 ^A

0.3 ± 0.1 ^A

0.8 ± 0.4 ^B

V5

0.0 % ± 0.0 % ^A

0.4 % ± 1.0 %

0.0 % ± 0.1 % ^a

0.9 % ± 1.5 % ^B,b

Right breast

D_mean(Gy)

0.5 ± 0.3 ^A

0.8 ± 0.4 ^B,a

0.9 ± 0.3 ^B,a

1.8 ± 0.8 ^B,b

V5

0.1 % ± 0.2 % ^A

1.9 % ± 1.9 % ^B,a

0.6 % ± 1.1 % ^B,b

1.5 % ± 2.3 % ^B

Esophagus

D_mean(Gy)

0.3 ± 0.1 ^A

0.4 ± 0.1 ^A

0.4 ± 0.1 ^A

0.7 ± 0.3 ^B

Liver

D_mean(Gy)

0.2 ± 0.1 ^A

0.2 ± 0.1 ^A

0.3 ± 0.2 ^A

1.0 ± 0.7 ^B

Spinal cord

D_mean(Gy)

0.1 ± 0.0 ^A

0.2 ± 0.0 ^A

0.2 ± 0.0 ^A

0.4 ± 0.2 ^B