Table 1 Comparison of mDSI/mHD index evaluation for initially rejected and finally accepted volumes
Index | mDSI (SD) | mHD (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Volumes(n = 67) | First | Final | Difference | First | Final | Difference |
Planning organ-at-risk volume of the brainstem (3) | 0.74 (0.16) | 0.75 (0.14) | 0.01 (0.02) | 8.94 (4.26) | 7.88 (3.38) | − 1.1 (1.1) |
Cervical esophagus (4) | 0.49 (0.10) | 0.33 (0.16) | − 0.16 (0.13) | 27.22 (11.98) | 18.83 (8.44) | − 8.4 (14.0) |
Cricoid pharyngeal inlet (5) | 0.36 (0.22) | 0.38 (0.09) | 0.03 (0.20) | 13.42 (6.75) | 13.19 (3.87) | − 0.2 (9.6) |
Contralateral sub-mandibular gland (1) | 0.83 (.) | 0.83(.) | 0.00(.) | 5.37 (.) | 5.37 (.) | 0.0 (.) |
Extended oral cavity—PTV (5) | 0.76 (0.02) | 0.84 (0.08) | 0.08 (0.06) | 26.36 (4.22) | 15.56 (9.19) | − 10.8 (9.7) |
Glottis (3) | 0.43 (0.19) | 0.56 (0.15) | 0.14 (0.34) | 13.28 (7.63) | 8.58 (4.89) | − 4.7 (12.3) |
Mandible (6) | 0.88 (0.04) | 0.91 (0.02) | 0.03 (0.03) | 19.84 (8.59) | 6.75 (4.98) | − 13.1 (8.8) |
Pharyngeal constrictor muscles (8) | 0.47 (0.16) | 0.59 (0.09) | 0.12 (0.12) | 30.34 (8.83) | 19.70 (3.65) | − 10.6 (8.4) |
Prophylactic PTV (19) | 0.70 (0.13) | 0.78 (0.05) | 0.07 (0.13) | 26.23 (16.33) | 15.64 (4.59) | − 10.6 (17.1) |
Therapeutic PTV (8) | 0.64 (0.15) | 0.70 (0.10) | 0.06 (0.11) | 11.14 (4.05) | 10.17 (2.31) | − 1.0 (3.7) |
Planning organ-at-risk volume of the spinal cord (3) | 0.78 (0.07) | 0.80 (0.09) | 0.01 (0.02) | 6.61 (2.73) | 6.68 (2.80) | 0.1 (1.1) |
Supraglottic larynx (2) | 0.42 (0.31) | 0.41 (0.29) | − .01 (0.02) | 21.03 (18.35) | 23.33 (15.09) | 2.3 (3.3) |