Table 4 Planning target volumes for 6 patients in the 45-patient VMAT cohort with both IMRT and VMAT plans

 D_min (Gy)

58.9 (55.6–59.7)

58.8 (57.2–60.0)

0.12

 D_mean (Gy)

62.0 (61.7–62.3)

62.1 (61.9–62.6)

0.83

 D_max (Gy)

63.9 (63.2–65.8)

63.7 (63.1–64.7)

0.35

 V_60Gy (%)

99.8 (97.8–100.0)

99.7 (98.7–100.0)

0.17

 II (Gy)

2.0 (1.3–2.4)

1.8 (1.1–2.4)

0.35

 D_min(Gy)

45.4 (40.8–47.9)

41.2 (35.2–45.4)

0.03

 D_mean (Gy)

56.7 (55.7–58.0)

56.1 (54.7–57.8)

0.03

 D_max (Gy)

63.9 (63.2–65.8)

63.7 (63.1–64.7)

0.35

 V_50Gy (%)

98.5 (95.8–99.8)

96.7 (95.9–98.9)

0.12

 II (Gy)

11.4 (10.9–12.0)

11.8 (11.6–12.5)

0.17