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Table 4 RNTCP ratio comparison according to normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) analysis for heart, LAD, skin and lung

From: Feasibility study: spot-scanning proton arc therapy (SPArc) for left-sided whole breast radiotherapy

  

Median (range)

 

OAR

Clinical endpoint

RNTCP = NTCPSPArc/NTCPvIMPT

p value

Heart

Major coronary events

0.77 (0.59–0.96)

0.003

LAD

Coronary stenosis

0.69 (0.45–1.01)

0.119

Left lung

Radiation pneumonitis

0.86 (0.57–0.95)

0.005

Skin

Severe acute toxicity

0.61 (0.35–0.78)

0.007

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Radiation Oncology

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