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Table 2 Local dose constraints for PTV, bladder and rectum and the number of plans meeting these constraints

From: Radiotherapy-induced toxicity in prostate cancer patients with hip prostheses

Local dose constraint

Number of plans meeting constraint

Control group

Prostheses group (IMRT clinical plan)

Prostheses group (VMAT replan)

PTV V95% > 98%

50 (100%)

16 (94%)

17 (100%)

PTV V105% < 2%

50 (100%)

17 (100%)

17 (100%)

Rectum V42Gy < 60%

49 (98%)

10 (59%)

16 (94%)

Rectum V50Gy < 50%

49 (98%)

14 (82%)

16 (94%)

Rectum V54Gy < 30%

49 (98%)

13 (76%)

16 (94%)

Rectum V58Gy < 15%

46 (92%)

16 (94%)

16 (94%)

Bladder V42Gy < 55%

43 (86%)

10 (59%)

14 (82%)

Bladder V50Gy < 40%

40 (80%)

9 (53%)

14 (82%)

Bladder V62Gy < 5%

41 (82%)

11 (65%)

14 (82%)