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Table 2 Critical structures and constraints

From: Dose escalation of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer patients with CyberKnife: protocol of a phase I study

Organ

Dose limits (5 fractions)

Volume

Liver

17.5 Gy

≥700 cc spared

Kidney

<12 Gy

Dmean

Spinal cord

23 Gy

0.35 cc

Spinal cord

27Gy

Dmax

Duodenum

18Gy

5 cc

Duodenum

12Gy

10 cc

Small bowel

19.5Gy

5 cc

Stomach

18Gy

10 cc

Esophagus

19.5Gy

5 cc

Large Bowel

25Gy

20 cc

  1. Based on The Report of AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine) Task Group 101