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Table 3 Summary of Organs at risk dosimetric analysis from Dose Volume histograms

From: Proton versus photon deep inspiration breath hold technique in patients with hodgkin lymphoma and mediastinal radiation

Parameter

Objective

IMPT

RA

p (wilcoxon)

Spinal cord: 41.6 ± 15.6 cm3

 D1% [Gy]

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15.9 ± 5.6 22%

20.3 ± 5.2

< 0.01

Left breast: 467.5 ± 233.9 cm3

 Mean [Gy]

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0.6 ± 0.9 83%

3.5 ± 2.8

< 0.01

 D1% [Gy]

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6.3 ± 6.6

11.9 ± 5.3

< 0.01

Right breast: 494.6 ± 247.4 cm3

 Mean [Gy]

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0.7 ± 1.7 81%

3.7 ± 3.8

< 0.01

 D1% [Gy]

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4.9 ± 9.2

1.9 ± 7.3

< 0.01

Lungs: 4540.0 ± 1538.3 cm3

 Mean [Gy]

<15Gy

4.3 ± 1.8 46%

7.9 ± 3.

< 0.01

 D1% [Gy]

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30.0 ± 0.6

28.7 ± 1.0

< 0.01

 V20Gy [%]

< 20%

6.7 ± 3.4

9.8 ± 7.5

< 0.01

 V15Gy [%]

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9.7 ± 5.0

18.2 ± 13.1

< 0.01

 V10Gy [%]

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15.0 ± 7.5

32.9 ± 18.6

< 0.01

 V5Gy [%]

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27.8 ± 11.7

52.7 ± 18.8

< 0.01

Heart 554.8 ± 146.2 cm3

 Mean [Gy]

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4.1 ± 3.9 38%

6.6 ± 4.6

< 0.01

 D1% [Gy]

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26.3 ± 8.9

26.8 ± 8.6

< 0.01

Heart wall 133.6 ± 25.9 cm3

 Mean [Gy]

<5Gy

2.9 ± 4.0 40%

4.9 ± 4.7

< 0.01

 D1% [Gy]

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20.8 ± 11.5

21.9 ± 10.9

0.05

Healthy tissue

 Mean [Gy]

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2.3 ± 1.5 49%

4.5 ± 2.1

< 0.01

 V10Gy [%]

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8.5 ± 6.8 48%

16.3 ± 10.7

< 0.01

 CI90%

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1.2 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

n.s.

  1. Dx% dose received by the x% of the volume, Vx% volume receiving at least x% of the prescribed dose, CI ratio between the patient volume receiving at least 90% of the prescribed dose and the volume of the total PTV