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Table 3 Values of Homogeneity Index (HI), Van’t Riet Conformity Index (CI) and Gradient Index (GI) for PTVwholebrain and PTVmetastases

From: Treatment plan comparison for irradiation of multiple brain metastases with hippocampal avoidance whole brain radiotherapy and simultaneous integrated boost using the Varian Halcyon and the Elekta Synergy platforms

 

Index

Formula

Value Halcyon

Value Synergy

PTV_wholebrain

HI

\(\frac{D2\% - D98\%}{D50\%}\)

0.51 ± 0.04

0.36 ± 0.05

CI

\(\frac{TVri}{TV} x \frac{TVri}{Vri}\)

0.30 ± 0.09

0.58 ± 0.18

PTVmetastases

HI

\(\frac{D2\% - D98\%}{D50\%}\)

0.04 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

CI

\(\frac{TVri}{TV} x \frac{TVri}{Vri}\)

0.69 ± 0.15

0.68 ± 0.14

 

GI

\(\frac{V \text{40,5}}{V 51}\)

5.60 ± 1.95

4.8 ± 21.68