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Table 1 Dose-volume metrics for DIBH and FB treatment plans

From: Dose reduction to organs at risk with deep-inspiration breath-hold during right breast radiotherapy: a treatment planning study

Metric

Breast Only

Breast + SC only

Breast + RNI

FB

DIBH

P value

FB

DIBH

P value

FB

DIBH

P value

CTV

 Mean (Gy)

40.9 ± 0.4

40.9 ± 0.4

0.6

40.9 ± 0.3

40.8 ± 0.3

0.8

40.6 ± 0.2

40.6 ± 0.2

0.5

 V95% (%)

99.4 ± 0.7

99.5 ± 0.8

1

99.4 ± 0.4

98.7 ± 1.5

0.3

100.0 ± 0.03

99.9 ± 0.2

1

Lung (total)

 Mean (Gy)

2.4 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.8

0.3

3.5 ± 0.5

3.1 ± 0.5

0.01

10.8 ± 1.7

8.9 ± 1.2

0.002

 V20Gy (%)

4.1 ± 0.5

4.0 ± 1.9

0.4

6.7 ± 1.2

5.4 ± 1.2

0.02

25.2 ± 7.6

17.9 ± 5.1

0.002

 V5Gy (%)

9.6 ± 2.3

8.7 ± 3.2

0.3

13.9 ± 2.3

12.4 ± 1.6

0.02

51.0 ± 3.5

47.4 ± 3.2

0.004

 Volume (cm3)

2613.2 ± 728.1

4467.6 ± 649.0

0.001

2714.8 ± 595.0

4452.0 ± 591.5

0.001

2714.8 ± 595.0

4452.0 ± 591.5

0.001

Lung (ipsilateral)

 Mean (Gy)

4.4 ± 1.0

4.3 ± 1.5

0.4

6.3 ± 0.9

5.6 ± 0.9

0.05

18.9 ± 3.2

15.9 ± 2.3

0.002

 V20Gy (%)

7.6 ± 2.3

7.5 ± 3.6

0.4

12.0 ± 2.2

9.8 ± 2.2

0.03

45.3 ± 13.3

32.9 ± 9.4

0.002

 V5Gy (%)

17.6 ± 4.3

16.4 ± 6.0

0.3

25.1 ± 4.0

22.7 ± 3.1

0.06

91.6 ± 5.6

86.7 ± 7.1

0.01

Liver

 Max. (Gy)

22.3 ± 15.7

9.2 ± 13.6

0.006

32.4 ± 11.0

10.4 ± 10.8

0.001

31.3 ± 13.3

15.3 ± 9.8

0.002

 V20Gy (cc)

9.2 ± 18.9

1.8 ± 5.6

0.03

10.8 ± 17.2

0.8 ± 2.6

0.001

24.3 ± 38.4

0.8 ± 2.2

0.02

Heart

 Mean (Gy)

0.2 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

0.7

0.3 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.2

2.6 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.7

0.09

 Max. (Gy)

2.4 ± 0.5

2.5 ± 0.4

0.5

1.6 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.4

0.9

27.8 ± 7.6

21.5 ± 6.6

0.02

LAD

 Mean (Gy)

0.03 ± 0.02

0.03 ± 0.02

0.7

0.1 ± 0.04

0.1 ± 0.03

0.2

0.5 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

0.1

 Max (Gy)

0.1 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.1

0.4

0.2 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

0.1

1.2 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 0.7

0.9

RCA

 Mean (Gy)

0.7 ± 0.3

0.6 ± 0.3

0.4

0.9 ± 0.2

1.0 ± 0.4

0.5

5.0 ± 2.5

3.5 ± 1.9

0.1

 Max (Gy)

1.1 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.5

0.5

1.6 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.4

0.7

11.6 ± 7.2

5.6 ± 2.9

0.03

  1. All data (n = 10) are presented as mean ± SD
  2. Abbreviations: CTV clinical target volume, DIBH deep inspiration breath-hold, FB free-breathe, LAD left anterior descending artery, RCA right coronary artery, RNI regional nodal irradiation, SC supra-clavicular