TABLE IV.
Penalty terms p and dose constraints D0 (Gy) used in robust optimization [Eq. 2b] and robustness evaluation [Eqs. 3a, 3b].
| Lung | TARGET constraint (min) | TARGET constraint (max) | Heart constraint | Cord constraint | Esophagus constraint | Normal lung constraint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | 1.0 × 105 | 1.5 × 105 | 8.0 × 102 | 6.0 × 103 | 8.0 × 102 | 8.0 × 102 |
| D0(Gy) | 74 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Base-of-skull | TARGET constraint (min) | TARGET constraint (max) | Optical chiasm constraint | Brain–CTV constraint | Brainstem constraint | R temporal lobe constraint | L temporal lobe constraint | Whole brain constraint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | 2.0 × 105 | 2.0 × 105 | 8.0 × 102 | 2.0 × 103 | 1.0 × 104 | 2.0 × 103 | 8.0 × 103 | 3.0 × 103 |
| D0(Gy) | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Prostate | TARGET constraint (min) | TARGET constraint (max) | Bladder constraint | Rectum constraint | Femoral heads constraint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | 1.0 × 105 | 1.0 × 105 | 8.0 × 102 | 8.0 × 102 | 8.0 × 102 |
| D0(Gy) | 76 | 76 | 40 | 40 | 5 |