From: Effects of the Bragg peak degradation due to lung tissue in proton therapy of lung cancer patients
Patient | Lung volume in cm3 | Volume of CTV in cm3 | min./max. diameter of CTV in cm | Depth of CTV in cm for different beam directions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0° | 270° | 315° | ||||
1 | 2294 | 46.4 | 2.9/4.2 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
2 | 1882 | 4.2 | 1.8/2.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
3 | 1705 | 32.1 | 3.5/5.2 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
4 | 1780 | 6.2 | 2.2/2.4 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
5 | 1600 | 2.7 | 1.6/2.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |