Table 3.
Pre-treatment verification data for VMAT and IMRT (left). The percentage of measured points with a γ-index of <1 with 3% dose difference and 3-mm distance to agreement was used. Number of monitor units are listed for VMAT and IMRT (right)
Patient | γ-test | Number of monitor units | ||
VMAT (%) | IMRT (%) | VMAT | IMRT | |
1 | 100 | 100 | 1906 | 1362 |
2 | 93.4 | 100 | 1709 | 1510 |
3 | 100 | 100 | 2064 | 1310 |
4 | 88.5 | 100 | 2006 | 1401 |
5 | 100 | 99.0 | 1859 | 1167 |
IMRT, intensity modulated radiotherapy; VMAT, volumetric modulated arc therapy.