Table 3.
Bootstrapped risk differences (95% CIs) between treatment techniques
| Risk difference, % | 3D CRT – IMRT |
IMRT – PT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target/risk organ | PTV A | PTV B | PTV C | PTV D | PTV A | PTV B | PTV C | PTV D |
| Task efficiency, % | 11 (4–19) | 9 (3–17) | 8 (1–15) | 8 (1–14) | 31 (24–39) | 28 (19–37) | 25 (15–34) | 21 (12–29) |
| Organization, % | 21 (5–36) | 21 (4–36) | 20 (3–35) | 23 (6–39) | 25 (14–34) | 25 (14–36) | 25 (13–37) | 25 (12–39) |
| Memory, % | 11 (–1–22) | 12 (–1–23) | 12 (–1–24) | 14 (1–28) | 12 (5–19) | 12 (4–20) | 12 (4–21) | 12 (3–22) |
Differences are statistically significant at the 5% level if the lower limit of the 95% CI does not cross zero.