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. 2012 Apr 25;7(4):e35809. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035809

Table 4. Maximum dose to the organs at risk (including organs immediately adjacent to the tumor).

Mean (Std. Dev.) P value
Central (Gy) Centralno (Gy) Peripheral (Gy) Central vs. Centralno Central vs. Peripheral Centralno vs. Peripheral
Spinal cord 18.6 (6.75) 23.3 (6.58) 15.8 (4.58) 0.0102 0.1126 0.0001
Esophagus 21.4 (11.0) 37.1 (16.3) 14.5 (5.33) 0.0003 0.0027 <0.0001
Heart 17.2 (19.8) 31.2 (23.9) 10.5 (13.8) 0.0194 0.1856 0.0011
Major vessels 45.6 (3.98) 68.0 (8.78) - <0.0001 - -
Major airway 36.9 (13.0) 67.4 (10.6) - <0.0001 - -

Std. Dev.: standard deviation. Central: central lesions for which all the dose constraints were met. Centralno: central lesions for which ≥1 dose constraints were not met. Peripheral: peripheral lesions. Gy: gray.