Table 4 Mean and median percent changes when comparing the re-optimized versus the predicted dose distributions [mean change (%)/median change (%)] of the most frequently used OAR dose parameter for each of the three most frequently considered OARs per region
Liver | Dmax (bowel) | Dmax (duodenum) | Dmax (stomach) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 18.2/8.5 | 35.6/50.8 | 11.2/14.0 |
Lung | V15Gy (lung left or right) | Dmax (heart) | Dmax (esophagus) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 9.0/5.9 | 18.3/0.0 | 3.6/8.2 |
Lymph nodes | V20Gy (bowel) | V18Gy (duodenum) | Dmax (spinal canal) |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | − 10.8/− 27.8 | − 43.9/− 48.2 | − 2.9/− 4.4 |
Pancreas | V33Gy (duodenum) | V33Gy (stomach) | V33Gy (bowel) |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | − 94.8/− 97.1 | − 84.0/− 99.1 | − 83.4/− 98.6 |
Prostate | V40Gy (rectum) | V40Gy (bladder) | Dmax (femur left or right) |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | 6.8/0.3 | 9.3/7.4 | − 0.7/− 1.2 |