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Table 2 Treatment planning goals and constraints

From: Dosimetric feasibility of 4DCT-ventilation imaging guided proton therapy for locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

Structure

Constraints

PTV

No less than 95% coverage by prescription dose

Total Normal Lung

V20 ≤ 37%

 

V5 ≤ 60%

 

MLD (Mean Lung Dose) ≤ 20Gy

Spinal Cord

Dmax < 50 Gy

Heart

Dmean< 26 Gy

Esophagus

Dmean <34Gy