From: IMRT delivers lower radiation doses to dental structures than 3DRT in head and neck cancer patients
Oral cavity | Tongue | Oropharynx | Nasopharynx | ||||||
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Mean average | Mean maximum | Mean average | Mean maximum | Mean average | Mean maximum | Mean average | Mean maximum | ||
3DRT | Maxilla | 43.38 (±27.27)aA | 48,17 (±27.24)aA | 25,31 (±24.36)aB | 30,26 (±24.81)aB | 37,75 (±27.36)aAB | 44,85 (±27.28)aA | 34,83 (±17.21)aAB | 45,28 (±17.02)aAB |
Mandible | 43.41 (±26.01)aA | 50,86 (±28.29)aA | 47,64 (±21.66)bA | 53,51 (±19.59)bA | 36,99 (±28.47)aA | 43,47 (±29.08)aA | 40,13 (±16.85)aA | 48,66 (±15.95)aA | |
IMRT | Maxilla | 29.58 (±15.02)aA | 39.76 (±17.58)aA | 35.63 (±19.88)aA | 44.07 (±21.33)aA | 29.93 (±16.06)aA | 38.04 (±19.77)aA | 31.75 (±8.99)aA | 41.38 (±12.24)aA |
Mandible | 37.31 (±16.93)bAB | 45.23 (±18.35)aAB | 42.93 (±15.20)aAB | 52.37 (±15.99)aAB | 33.92 (±17.44)aA | 41.28 (±19.51)aA | 31.62 (±9.56)aA | 42.74 (±13.69)aA |