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Table 4 Comparison of radiation dosimetric parameters of the parotid glands in the 331 cases

From: Recommendation regarding the cranial upper border of level IIb in delineating clinical target volumes (CTV) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Ā 

Group

p value

Modified group

Control group

Parotid D50 (Gy)

Ā Left

26.88ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.32

31.77ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.18

0.000

Ā Right

25.99ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.13

31.42ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.54

0.000

Parotid V26 (%)

Ā Left

52.42ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.94

64.21ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.45

0.000

Ā Right

49.41ā€‰Ā±ā€‰14.51

63.79ā€‰Ā±ā€‰16.41

0.000