Radiation Oncology

Table 1 Hair follicle bearing scalp dose in cGy

From: Dosimetric analysis of the alopecia preventing effect of hippocampus sparing whole brain radiation therapy

Patient	Mean		Max		V₂₄		V₃₀
Patient	LATS	HS-WBRT	LATS	HS-WBRT	LATS	Hs-WBRT	LATS	HS-WBRT
1	2364.8	1189.7	3586.7	2997.8	51.94	0.26	23.71	0
2	2247.7	1715.6	3375	3795.5	45.59	11.5	6.84	0.21
3	2282.1	1623.9	3383.2	3107.8	46.2	6.47	6.77	0.01
4	2171.2	1827	3333.7	3280.6	40.16	16.69	3.94	0.21
5	2313.2	1646.7	3418	3352.1	50.59	10.56	11.62	0.08
6	2076	1797.4	3205.8	3238.7	30.33	13.38	1.17	0.07
Mean	2242.5	1633.383	3383.733	3295.417	44.135	9.81^a	9.008333	0.096667^a

LATS Opposed lateral fields, HS-WBRT Hippocampus sparing – whole brain radiation therapy, Max Maximum scalp dose, V ₂₄ Volume of hair bearing skin receiving 24 Gyin cc, V ₃₀ Volume of hair bearing skin receiving 30 Gyin cc.
^aStatistically significant

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