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. 2014 Dec 16;42(1):81–89. doi: 10.1118/1.4903272

TABLE VI.

Patient averaged LAR values for an attained age of 78 yr.

Bone sarcoma Brain carcinoma Brain sarcoma
Modality LAR (%) ΔLAR (%) LAR (%) ΔLAR (%) LAR (%) ΔLAR (%)
IMRT 5 field 0.1 0.2 2.8 2.9 0.8 2.3
IMRT 7 field 0.1 0.2 2.8 2.8 0.7 2.2
VMAT 0.1 0.2 2.8 2.9 0.7 2.2
PPT 3 field <0.1 0.1 1.7 1.7 0.5 1.5
PPT 4 field <0.1 0.1 1.9 1.9 0.5 1.4
PBS, σ = 10 mm <0.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.4 1.2
Photon 0.1 0.2 2.8 2.9 0.8 2.3
Proton <0.1 0.1 1.7 1.7 0.5 1.4