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Table 2 The 1-D systematic study results of the gamma method and the IOA for the global normalization

From: To propose adding index of achievement (IOA) to IMRT QA process

 

Intentional Dose

Error =>

0%

 

+ 1%

 

+ 2%

 

+ 3%

Intentional Spatial Error

Model =>

A

B

C

 

A

B

C

 

A

B

C

 

A

B

C

0 mm

Gamma pass

4%/4 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

3%/3 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

rate (%)

2%/2 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

56.9

32.1

90.8

1%/1 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

0

30.5

0

 

0

30.5

0

IOA

Value

1.000

1.000

1.000

 

1.010

1.010

1.010

 

1.020

1.020

1.020

 

1.030

1.030

1.030

Rank

1

1

1

 

2

2

2

 

5

3

5

 

9

6

7

1 mm

Gamma pass

4%/4 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

3%/3 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

99.5

99.2

99.2

rate (%)

2%/2 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

71.6

99.2

54.2

 

28.9

32.1

45.8

1%/1 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

71.6

84.7

54.2

 

28.4

16.0

45.8

 

28.0

16.0

45.0

IOA

Value

1.013

1.028

1.016

 

1.016

1.029

1.019

 

1.024

1.034

1.026

 

1.033

1.041

1.034

Rank

3

4

3

 

4

5

4

 

6

7

6

 

11

8

10

2 mm

Gamma pass

4%/4 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

3%/3 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

71.1

98.5

54.2

rate (%)

2%/2 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

71.6

84.7

55.0

 

71.1

84.0

54.2

 

29.4

17.6

46.6

1%/1 mm

43.1

69.5

9.2

 

43.1

68.7

9.2

 

28.9

1.5

45.8

 

28.4

1.5

45.0

IOA

Value

1.025

1.055

1.032

 

1.027

1.056

1.033

 

1.032

1.058

1.038

 

1.039

1.062

1.044

Rank

7

9

8

 

8

10

9

 

10

11

11

 

14

12

12

3 mm

Gamma pass

4%/4 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

71.6

99.2

55.7

3%/3 mm

100.0

100.0

100.0

 

72.0

84.7

55.7

 

71.6

84.7

55.7

 

70.6

83.2

54.2

rate (%)

2%/2 mm

44.1

69.5

10.7

 

43.1

68.7

9.9

 

70.6

67.7

53.4

 

29.9

3.8

46.6

1%/1 mm

42.2

67.9

9.2

 

42.2

67.2

8.4

 

1.4

1.5

1.5

 

1.4

1.5

1.5

IOA

Value

1.037

1.081

1.047

 

1.039

1.082

1.048

 

1.042

1.084

1.051

 

1.048

1.086

1.056

Rank

12

13

13

 

13

14

14

 

15

15

15

 

16

16

16