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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Nov 1;69(3):711–715. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.05.075

Table 1.

The success rates of various radiation plans according to body mass index groups.

BMI group Plan Score (%)
Poor Good Best p value*
Normal 6MV-1.5 0 25 75
6MV-3.0 0 50 50
18MV 0 88 13
CTopt 0 0 100 0.003
Overweight 6MV-1.5 0 7 93
6MV-3.0 0 36 64
18MV 0 79 21
CTopt 0 0 100 <0.0001
Obese 6MV-1.5 0 80 20
6MV-3.0 30 50 20
18MV 0 20 80
CTopt 0 0 100 <0.001

Abbreviation: BMI = body mass index.

*

CTopt vs. others.