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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jul 7;80(4):1015–1022. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.03.012

Table 1.

SBRT maximum tolerated doses for critical structures

Organ Maximum Tolerated Dose, Gy
Brachial plexus 40
Bronchial tree 40
Esophagus 35
Heart 40
Major vessels 40
Spinal cord 20
Trachea 35
Total lung, V5* 40
Total lung, V10* 30
Total lung, V20* 20
*

% of total lung volume receiving 5, 10, or 20 Gy, respectively.