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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Mar 15;73(4):1235–1242. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.019

Table 2.

Dose limits for critical structures

Organ Volume Dose (cGy)
Spinal Cord Any point 18 Gy
Esophagus Any point 27 Gy
Ipsilateral Brachial Plexus Any point 24 Gy
Heart Any point 30 Gy
Trachea and Ipsilateral Bronchus Any point 30 Gy