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Table 3 Summary of dosimetric results for Organs At Risk

From: Chest wall desmoid tumours treated with definitive radiotherapy: a plan comparison of 3D conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy and volumetric-modulated arc radiotherapy

Parameter

Patients

Parameter

3DCRT

IMRT

VMAT

P value

3DCRT vs IMRT

3DCRT vs VMAT

IMRT vs VMAT

Heart

10/10

Mean (Gy)

8.3 ± 7.6

5.7 ± 3.7

6.5 ± 4.3

0.074

0.333

0.093

V25Gy (%)

8.1 ± 14.3

3.6 ± 4.0

3.9 ± 4.9

0.310

0.735

0.917

V30Gy (%)

5.6 ± 10.0

3.9 ± 5.4

2.3 ± 3.5

0.237

0.735

0.753

Lung

10/10

Mean (Gy)

11.9 ± 7.9

9.4 ± 5.4

8.9 ± 4.5

0.014

0.017

0.386

V20Gy (%)

21.0 ± 18.7

16.2 ± 12.4

12.1 ± 7.5

0.021

0.028

0.515

Right breast (contralateral breast)

3/10

Mean (Gy)

3.3 ± 0.5

2.7 ± 0.5

3.5 ± 1.6

0.285

0.593

0.285

V10Gy (%)

2.6 ± 3.0

2.7 ± 2.4

5.2 ± 7.7

1.000

1.000

0.655

V20Gy (%)

1.4 ± 2.1

0.5 ± 0.8

0.4 ± 0.7

0.180

0.655

0.655

Left breast (ipsilateral breast)

3/10

Mean (Gy)

19.7 ± 12.7

11.4 ± 6.8

11.1 ± 7.6

0.109

0.109

0.593

V10Gy (%)

44.4 ± 36.2

38.9 ± 31.6

28.8 ± 20.4

0.180

0.285

0.593

V20Gy (%)

28.9 ± 20.0

18.2 ± 13.6

15.7 ± 18.4

0.285

0.593

0.593

  1. Mean (Gy) refers to the mean dose to organ at risk. V25Gy (%) refers to the percentage of the volume receiving 25 Gy dose. P value determined using Wilcoxon matched pair rank sum test in SPSS