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Table 4 The mean values of MCSV, MU, and BOT for VMAT-FF, HyperArc-FF, and HyperArc-FFF plans

From: Novel strategy with the automatic non-coplanar volumetric-modulated arc therapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp

Parameters

VMAT-FF

HyperArc-FF

HyperArc-FFF

P value*

MCSV

0.31 ± 0.02

0.27 ± 0.02

0.27 ± 0.02

a = 0.017, b = n.s.

Total MUs

863 ± 191

1025 ± 135

1206 ± 195

a = 0.041, b = 0.007

BOT (s)

380 ± 79

224 ± 29

217 ± 32

a = 0.005, b = n.s.

  1. Abbreviation: n.s. not significant
  2. *P value corresponds to the paired Wilcoxon signed-rank test: a = VMAT-FF vs HyperArc-FF, b = HyperArc-FF vs HyperArc-FFF