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Table 2 Mean dose, maximum dose, minimum dose, and heterogeneous index (HI) of the overlap region (= h1 + h2, and h1 = h2)

From: Technical note: factors affecting dose distribution in the overlap region of two-segment total body irradiation by helical tomotherapy

Other parameters

Target gap distance

1 cm

2 cm

3 cm

4 cm

5 cm

6 cm

Pitch = 0.287

FW = 2.5 cm

Mean dose (Gy)

15.04 ± 0.08

13.21 ± 0.13

11.39 ± 0.13

9.58 ± 0.16

7.79 ± 0.13

6.00 ± 0.13

Max dose (Gy)

18.25 ± 0.20

13.74 ± 0.17

12.85 ± 0.15

12.78 ± 0.21

12.65 ± 0.13

11.69 ± 0.16

Min dose (Gy)

12.72 ± 0.11

12.67 ± 0.09

9.03 ± 0.19

4.68 ± 0.24

2.13 ± 0.27

1.44 ± 0.15

HI

1.43 ± 0.20

1.08 ± 0.17

1.42 ± 0.19

2.73 ± 0.24

5.94 ± 0.27

8.12 ± 0.16

FW = 5 cm

Mean dose (Gy)

19.53 ± 0.27

17.98 ± 0.42

16.34 ± 0.13

14.52 ± 0.26

12.73 ± 0.25

10.99 ± 0.19

Max dose (Gy)

22.10 ± 0.35

19.82 ± 0.53

17.55 ± 0.15

15.13 ± 0.30

13.02 ± 0.21

12.51 ± 0.19

Min dose (Gy)

16.32 ± 0.23

15.09 ± 0.24

13.98 ± 0.15

13.10 ± 0.06

12.52 ± 0.28

10.37 ± 0.17

HI

1.35 ± 0.35

1.31 ± 0.53

1.26 ± 0.15

1.15 ± 0.3

1.04 ± 0.28

1.21 ± 0.19

Pitch = 0.43

FW = 2.5 cm

Mean dose (Gy)

14.96 ± 0.10

13.21 ± 0.16

11.45 ± 0.15

9.52 ± 0.17

7.92 ± 0.22

6.02 ± 0.19

Max dose (Gy)

18.43 ± 0.33

13.72 ± 0.20

12.65 ± 0.23

12.59 ± 0.22

12.64 ± 0.18

11.55 ± 0.26

Min dose (Gy)

12.70 ± 0.10

12.63 ± 0.07

9.22 ± 0.28

4.69 ± 0.18

2.26 ± 0.26

1.37 ± 0.23

HI

1.45 ± 0.33

1.09 ± 0.2

1.37 ± 0.28

2.68 ± 0.22

5.59 ± 0.26

8.43 ± 0.26

FW = 5 cm

Mean dose (Gy)

19.32 ± 0.31

17.93 ± 0.18

16.27 ± 0.26

14.55 ± 0.32

12.72 ± 0.30

10.95 ± 0.27

Max dose (Gy)

21.89 ± 0.46

19.78 ± 0.25

17.45 ± 0.36

15.16 ± 0.39

13.04 ± 0.26

12.49 ± 0.17

Min dose (Gy)

16.17 ± 0.21

15.00 ± 0.24

13.89 ± 0.18

13.07 ± 0.18

12.48 ± 0.32

10.26 ± 0.38

HI

1.35 ± 0.46

1.32 ± 0.25

1.26 ± 0.36

1.16 ± 0.39

1.04 ± 0.32

1.22 ± 0.38