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Table 4 Comparison of dosimetric indexes for three types of plans

From: Development and validation of an automated Tomotherapy planning method for cervical cancer

ROI

Parameter

A-TOMO

M-TOMO

A-VMAT

P+

P

PTV

Dmax (Gy)

55.53 ± 0.63

55.55 ± 1.79

55.93 ± 0.55

0.92

 < 0.01

 

D98% (Gy)

48.08 ± 1.90

48.4 ± 2.12

48.24 ± 1.90

 < 0.01

0.45

 

D2% (Gy)

54.33 ± 0.50

54.19 ± 1.61

54.59 ± 0.62

0.49

 < 0.01

 

CI

0.91 ± 0.03

0.88 ± 0.06

0.90 ± 0.03

 < 0.01

0.01

 

HI

0.12 ± 0.04

0.11 ± 0.06

0.12 ± 0.04

0.11

0.06

bladder

D0.03cc (Gy)

55.19 ± 0.60

54.73 ± 1.66

55.51 ± 0.74

0.12

 < 0.01

 

V50Gy (%)

33.36 ± 7.32

37.54 ± 7.94

33.9 ± 7.67

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

 

V40Gy (%)

48.23 ± 8.59

63.61 ± 10.34

48.34 ± 8.41

 < 0.01

0.16

 

Dmean (Gy)

35.02 ± 4.22

42.69 ± 4.31

35.35 ± 4.10

 < 0.01

0.01

rectum

D0.03cc (Gy)

55.28 ± 0.57

55.11 ± 1.70

55.33 ± 0.75

0.57

0.20

 

V50Gy (%)

35.50 ± 5.08

40.55 ± 9.53

36.43 ± 5.52

0.03

 < 0.01

 

V40Gy (%)

53.28 ± 6.38

68.54 ± 11.35

54.76 ± 5.75

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

 

Dmean (Gy)

36.82 ± 2.40

46.50 ± 10.69

37.86 ± 2.10

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

bowel bag

D0.03cc (Gy)

55.06 ± 0.54

54.90 ± 1.99

55.42 ± 0.73

0.52

 < 0.01

 

V45Gy (cc)

141.83 ± 47.03

146.39 ± 42.2

141.76 ± 48.22

0.11

0.38

 

Dmean (Gy)

10.94 ± 3.79

12.88 ± 4.72

11.22 ± 4.00

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

femoral head_L

V50Gy (%)

0.01 ± 0.02

0.67 ± 2.37

0.00 ± 0.00

0.89

0.29

 

Dmean (Gy)

15.98 ± 1.73

25.21 ± 6.16

17.81 ± 1.73

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

femoral head_R

V50Gy (%)

0.00 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.23

0.00 ± 0.01

0.04

0.04

 

Dmean (Gy)

15.51 ± 1.82

25.35 ± 5.73

16.92 ± 2.47

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

kidney_L

Dmean (Gy)

0.58 ± 2.83

1.04 ± 3.92

0.6 ± 3.55

 < 0.01

0.14

kidney_R

Dmean (Gy)

0.65 ± 3.48

1.13 ± 4.24

0.63 ± 3.70

 < 0.01

0.39

GI

GI40Gy

1.55 ± 0.08

1.72 ± 0.13

1.53 ± 0.10

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

 

GI30Gy

2.30 ± 0.13

2.90 ± 0.26

2.28 ± 0.15

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

 

GI20Gy

4.64 ± 0.29

5.42 ± 0.43

4.71 ± 0.33

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

 

GI10Gy

9.54 ± 1.33

9.55 ± 1.47

9.30 ± 1.23

0.61

 < 0.01