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Table 4 Average dose-volumetric parameters of sum plans

From: The effect of extremely narrow MLC leaf width on the plan quality of VMAT for prostate cancer

 

Original plan

Shifted plan

p

Boost target volume

D1% (Gy)

83.00 ± 0.39

82.55 ± 0.34

<0.001

Mean dose (Gy)

81.45 ± 0.32

81.12 ± 0.28

0.001

D99% (Gy)

77.98 ± 0.44

78.11 ± 0.37

0.014

D95% (Gy)

79.76 ± 0.33

79.68 ± 0.29

0.411

Primary target volume

Mean dose (Gy)

77.33 ± 2.22

77.04 ± 2.25

0.681

D99% (Gy)

55.11 ± 4.17

55.01 ± 4.23

0.267

D95% (Gy)

59.42 ± 6.27

59.16 ± 6.32

0.896

Rectal wall

V70Gy (%)

10.56 ± 3.08

10.38 ± 3.08

0.856

V47Gy (%)

32.40 ± 10.04

31.21 ± 9.51

0.700

D50% (Gy)

32.18 ± 11.35

31.22 ± 11.43

0.791

Mean dose (Gy)

36.68 ± 7.05

36.06 ± 6.97

0.783

Bladder

V70Gy (%)

6.44 ± 4.42

6.37 ± 4.36

0.958

V47Gy (%)

14.35 ± 8.62

14.19 ± 8.51

0.954

D50% (Gy)

12.58 ± 10.11

12.39 ± 10.00

0.952

Mean dose (Gy)

20.62 ± 9.52

20.43 ± 9.46

0.949

Right femoral head

D50% (Gy)

15.09 ± 2.31

14.88 ± 2.39

0.786

Maximum dose (Gy)

27.51 ± 4.10

27.54 ± 4.44

0.981

Left femoral head

D50% (Gy)

15.01 ± 3.55

14.79 ± 3.51

0.846

Maximum dose (Gy)

26.68 ± 3.62

27.34 ± 4.65

0.618

Whole body including target volume

V81Gy (cc)

60.92 ± 14.85

48.96 ± 11.68

0.007

Body – primary target volume

V81Gy (cc)

0.12 ± 0.13

0.07 ± 0.08

0.083

V72.9Gy (cc)

19.23 ± 4.74

18.77 ± 4.59

0.074

V64.8Gy (cc)

43.53 ± 9.61

43.08 ± 9.65

0.290

V50.4Gy (cc)

117.78 ± 23.83

117.06 ± 24.26

0.222

V45.36Gy (cc)

163.60 ± 31.56

163.02 ± 32.28

0.359

V40.32Gy (cc)

226.73 ± 42.88

226.39 ± 44.16

0.707

V8.1Gy (cc)

2963.81 ± 366.10

2979.18 ± 366.93

0.072

  1. Abbreviations: D n%  Dose received by at least n% volume of the target volume, V nGy the percent volume of a structure irradiated by at least n Gy