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Table 3 Comparison of EUDs and rEUDs of different groups (mean and range)

From: Escalation of radiotherapy dose in large locally advanced drug-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumors by multi-shell simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated technique: a feasibility study

Groups

EUDGTV(Gy)

EUDNT(Gy)

rEUD(Gy)

Con-IMRT

51.62

(50.98–52.42)

16.47

(12.31–25.55)

3.31

(2.02–4.26)

SIB10-IMRT

58.29

(56.41–60.03)

16.21

(12.25–24.49)

3.77

(2.44–4.90)

SIB15-IMRT

59.97

(57.38–62.49)

16.41

(12.01–25.41)

3.85

(2.46–5.02)

SIB20-IMRT

61.30

(58.34–64.41)

16.57

(12.49–25.48)

3.88

(2.53–5.05)

SIB25-IMRT

62.89

(59.12–66.56)

16.85

(12.73–25.45)

3.90

(2.62–5.13)

p-values

 < 0.001*

0.006**

 < 0.001***

  1. Bold represented the optimal values of parameters. It displayed the trend of each parameter more plainly
  2. *The significant differences of Pairwise comparisons for EUDGTV: Con-IMRT VS SIB20-IMRT, P = 0.004; Con-IMRT VS SIB25-IMRT, P = 0; SIB10-IMRT VS SIB25-IMRT, P = 0.041
  3. **The significant differences of Pairwise comparisons for EUDNT: SIB10-IMRT VS SIB25-IMRT, P = 0.007
  4. ***The significant differences of Pairwise comparisons for rEUD: Con-IMRT VS SIB20-IMRT, P = 0.004; Con-IMRT VS SIB25-IMRT, P = 0; SIB10-IMRT VS SIB25-IMRT, P = 0.040