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Table 3 Dose statistics shown for the lungs

From: Pediatric craniospinal irradiation with a short partial-arc VMAT technique for medulloblastoma tumors in dosimetric comparison

Technique

VMAT_AVD

3D-CRT

Δ in %

Lungs

Vol%

Vol%

Vol%

V5Gy

65.2 [61.0–70.8]

16.0 [8.3–21.3]

49.2

V10Gy

24.8 [20.9–28.9]

10.4 [4.8–15.0]

14.4

V20Gy

2.0 [1.7–2.5]

7.0 [2.8–10.3]

− 5.0

  1. V5Gy lungs volume receiving doses more than 5 Gy, VMAT_AVD volumetric modulated arc therapy with avoidance sectors, Vol% percentage of volume
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Radiation Oncology

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