Table 1 Summary of the planning objectives and average results (uncertainty expressed as 1 standard deviation) for the gross target volume (GTV), the clinical target volume (CTV) and for the planning target volume (PTV) together with the presence of statistical significance difference among any couple of datasets
| Â | Objective | RA_RP | IMPT_3F | IMPT_2F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GTV | |||||
Mean [Gy] | 41.4 | 41.5 ± 0.4 | 41.4 ± 0.4 | 41.4 ± 0.4 | – |
D1%[Gy] | Minimize | 42.2 ± 0.2 | 42.4 ± 0.3 | 42.4 ± 0.3 | – |
V98%[%] | ≥98 | 99.7 ± 1.1 | 99.0 ± 1.3 | 98.2 ± 2.1 | B,C |
CTV | |||||
Mean [Gy] | 41.4 | 41.6 ± 0.1 | 41.4 ± 0.1 | 41.4 ± 0.1 | – |
D1%[Gy] | Minimize | 42.4 ± 0.2 | 42.5 ± 0.3 | 42.5 ± 0.3 | – |
V98%[%] | ≥98 | 99.5 ± 0.6 | 98.5 ± 1.1 | 97.8 ± 1.8 | B,C |
PTV | |||||
Mean [Gy] | 41.4 | 41.4 ± 0.0 | 41.4 ± 0.0 | 41.4 0.0 | – |
D1%[Gy] | Minimize | 42.7 ± 0.3 | 42.8 ± 0.2 | 42.8 ± 0.2 | – |
V98%[%] | ≥90 | 89.9 ± 1.2 | 93.9 ± 1.7 | 94.1 ± 2.0 | B,C |
V95%[%] | ≥95 | 97.2 ± 0.7 | 98.3 ± 0.7 | 98.4 ± 0.7 | B,C |
HI [%] | minimize | 5.6 ± 0.6 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | B,C |
CIPaddick | minimize | 0.88 ± 0.01 | 0.89 ± 0.02 | 0.89 ± 0.02 | – |