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Table 2 Average dosimetric parameters for patients with and without toxicity

From: NTCP modeling and dose–volume correlations for acute xerostomia and dry eye after whole brain radiation

Endpoint

Xerostomia

 

Toxicity

No toxicity

Number of patients

19

36

Parotid mean ± std. dev. (Gy)

16.2 ± 6.2

13.8 ± 4.7

Parotid V20 ± std. dev. (%)

43.0 ± 19.5

34.6 ± 15.7

Endpoint

Dry eye

 
 

Toxicity

No toxicity

Number of patients

13

41

Lacrimal mean ± std. dev. (Gy)

26.6 ± 4.9

25.0 ± 6.7

Lacrimal V15 ± std. dev. (%)

86.3 ± 15.7

78.3 ± 19.7

  1. std. dev. standard deviation