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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 28.
Published in final edited form as: Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2008 Dec;7(6):441–447. doi: 10.1177/153303460800700605

Table I.

Schema for bin assignments based on relative mean normalized total dose delivered to normal lung. Starting doses for each bin are indicated by an asterisk.

Dose level (Gy per fraction) Total Dose (Gy) Equivalent Dose in 2Gy fractions Bin 1
0 – 0.119
Bin 2
0.12 – 0.179
Bin 3
0.18 – 0.239
Bin 4
0.24 – 0.309
rNTDmean=NTDmeanNormalized PTV Dose
Bin 5
0.31 – 0.41
2.28 57 60 0-11 11-12 12-15 15-22* 22-40*
2.53 63.25 70 0-11 11-13 13-16* 16-26 40-50
2.77 69.25 80 0-12 12-15 15-22 22-40 40-65
3.00 75 90 0-12 12-16* 16-26 26-50 50-80
3.22 80.5 100 0-13* 13-21 21-38 38-61 61-80+
3.42 85.5 110 10-21 15-23 26-50 High High
3.62 90.5 120 15-23 18-26 38-61 High High
Number of Patients 4 3 8 24 2

NTD = Normalized Total Dose in 2 Gy fractions

rNTDmean = Volume Relative NTDmean of both lungs

Shaded area 20% pneumonitis (Grade 2 or greater) risk level 5 Pilot Phase Patients