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Table 3 Dose-volumetric parameters of OARs and whole body

From: Comparison of treatment plans between IMRT with MR-linac and VMAT for lung SABR

OAR

DV parameter

VMAT

IMRT with MR-linac

p

Bronchi

Maximum dose (Gy)

24.2 ± 21.7

20.4 ± 19.0

<  0.001

V34.8Gy (cm3)

0.5 ± 2.0

0.0 ± 0.1

0.223

Esophagus

V30Gy (cm3)

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

Heart

Maximum dose (Gy)

20.2 ± 16.0

19.1 ± 13.7

0.087

V34Gy (cm3)

0.7 ± 2.4

0.0 ± 0.1

0.168

Ipsilateral lung

Mean dose (Gy)

5.7 ± 2.0

5.2 ± 2.1

0.041

V20Gy (cm3)

134.8 ± 81.4

116.8 ± 80.9

0.025

V10Gy (cm3)

275.3 ± 139.3

244.7 ± 140.2

0.047

V5Gy (cm3)

414.7 ± 182.0

358.1 ± 172.9

< 0.001

D1500cc (Gy)

0.13 ± 0.25

0.24 ± 0.37

0.001

D1000cc (Gy)

0.61 ± 1.15

0.76 ± 0.94

0.012

Contralateral lung

Mean dose (Gy)

0.9 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.6

0.210

V20Gy (cm3)

0.0 ± 0.0

6.6 ± 20.1

0.146

V10Gy (cm3)

0.5 ± 1.6

23.1 ± 44.3

0.029

V5Gy (cm3)

23.4 ± 37.1

49.8 ± 72.1

0.049

D1500cc (Gy)

0.06 ± 0.10

0.11 ± 0.14

0.002

D1000cc (Gy)

0.21 ± 0.28

0.28 ± 0.17

0.046

Rib

Maximum dose (Gy)

47.2 ± 16.5

43.0 ± 12.9

0.032

V40Gy (cm3)

7.7 ± 13.0

1.8 ± 3.9

0.008

Skin

Maximum dose (Gy)

27.8 ± 9.4

33.0 ± 4.4

0.018

V36Gy (cm3)

0.1 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.2

0.167

Spinal cord

Maximum dose (Gy)

11.0 ± 5.1

14.5 ± 5.6

0.002

V26Gy (cm3)

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

Whole body

Mean dose (Gy)

1.2 ± 0.5

0.9 ± 0.3

< 0.001

V50% (cm3)

103.5 ± 82.8

78.7 ± 62.9

< 0.001

  1. Note: OAR organ at risk, DV parameter dose-volumetric parameter, VMAT volumetric modulated arc therapy, IMRT intensity modulated radiation therapy, MR-linac magnetic resonance image linear accelerator, VnGy percent volume receiving n Gy, Dncc dose received by at least n cc volume of the planning target volume, Vn% percent volume receiving n% of the prescription dose