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Table 3 Radiation induced cancer incidence risks (mean ± standard deviation) due to whole lung low dose radiotherapy (with a prescribed dose equal to 1 Gy) in different techniques for a 30 years old man and woman

From: Estimating cancer risks due to whole lungs low dose radiotherapy with different techniques for treating COVID-19 pneumonia

Cancer site

3D-CRT AP–PA

3D-CRT 8 fields

IMRT

VMAT

Male

Stomach

0.162 ± 0.011

0.151 ± 0.014

0.120 ± 0.014

0.126 ± 0.014

Liver

0.125 ± 0.013

0.108 ± 0.011

0.121 ± 0.013

0.125 ± 0.015

Lung

1.185 ± 0.158

1.292 ± 0.189

1.144 ± 0.116

1.155 ± 0.137

Other

0.416 ± 0.040

0.356 ± 0.038

0.277 ± 0.032

0.307 ± 0.038

Thyroid

0.010 ± 0.001

0.013 ± 0.002

0.016 ± 0.003

0.031 ± 0.003

All solids

1.942 ± 0.220

1.920 ± 0.210

1.679 ± 0.196

1.745 ± 0.202

Female

Stomach

0.173 ± 0.014

0.194 ± 0.018

0.155 ± 0.018

0.162 ± 0.018

Liver

0.057 ± 0.006

0.049 ± 0.005

0.055 ± 0.006

0.057 ± 0.007

Lung

2.831 ± 0.363

2.977 ± 0.436

2.638 ± 0.266

2.662 ± 0.315

Breast

3.087 ± 0.430

2.226 ± 0.127

2.226 ± 0.101

1.948 ± 0.126

Other

0.435 ± 0.041

0.373 ± 0.039

0.290 ± 0.033

0.321 ± 0.035

Thyroid

0.044 ± 0.004

0.057 ± 0.008

0.074 ± 0.012

0.143 ± 0.012

All solids

6.664 ± 0.548

5.269 ± 0.490

4.603 ± 0.462

4.838 ± 0.492

  1. Risk values are presented as incidence probability per 100 individuals