Table 2.
Organ | Volume | EQD2* | Endpoint (>/Grade 3) |
---|---|---|---|
Spinal cord | Max point dose | 45 Gy | Myelitis |
Lung | <35% | 20 Gy | Pneumonitis |
Lung | <65% | 5 Gy | Pneumonitis |
Esophagus | 10 cm | 60 Gy | Stenosis/fistula |
Heart | 25% | 40 Gy | Pericarditis |
Brachial plexus | Max point dose | 66 Gy | Neuropathy |
With α/β of 3 used for late normal tissue effects except for spinal cord and brachial plexus were an α/β of 2 is used.