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. 2024 Apr 4;16(4):e57580. doi: 10.7759/cureus.57580

Table 5. The volume of GTV evenly expanded by 1 and 2 mm and the % coverage with the minimum dose to cover the volume minus 0.01 or 0.035 cc.

*The volumes (GTV + 1 mm, GTV + 2 mm) were generated using the MIM Maestro software. The volumes vary depending on the system algorithm used, even for the same GTV

The coverages of the GTV + 1 and 2 mm by the minimum dose that covers the volume subtracted by 0.01 and 0.035 cc from the GTV + 1 mm and 2 mm

GTV: gross tumor volume; DV-0.01 cc: a minimum dose to cover a target volume minus 0.01 cc; DV-0.035 cc: a minimum dose to cover a target volume minus 0.035 cc

GTV (cc) 1.00 2.50 5.00 7.50 10.00 12.50 15.00
GTV + 1 mm (cc)* 1.52 3.43 6.43 9.35 12.25 15.05 17.91
Coverage (%) of GTV + 1 mm for DV-0.01 cc 99.35 99.71 99.85 99.89 99.92 99.93 99.94
Coverage (%) of GTV + 1 mm for DV-0.035 cc 97.70 98.98 99.46 99.63 99.71 99.77 99.80
GTV + 2 mm (cc)* 2.29 4.71 8.37 11.80 15.15 18.43 21.60
Coverage (%) of GTV + 2 mm for DV-0.01 cc 99.56 99.79 99.88 99.92 99.93 99.95 99.95
Coverage (%) of GTV + 2 mm for DV-0.035 cc 98.47 99.26 99.58 99.70 99.77 99.81 99.84