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Published in final edited form as: Phys Med Biol. 2015 Feb 26;60(6):2309–2324. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/6/2309

Table 6.

Comparison of average organ doses, and minimum and maximum point doses between the Eclipse and XVMC calculations in the 10-year-old and adult phantoms simulated for brain and prostate tumors, respectively.

10-year Male Average Dose (Gy) Diff (%) Max Point Dose (Gy) Diff (%) Min Point Dose (Gy) Diff (%)



TPS MC TPS MC TPS MC




Brain 30.75 30.58 0.55 32.49 32.90 -1.26 23.74 24.10 -1.49
Brainstem 29.40 29.04 1.24 30.97 30.70 0.86 26.72 27.10 -1.42
Thyroid 0.54 0.56 -3.81 1.37 1.70 -19.71 0.31 0.30 1.67
Eyeballs 3.80 4.05 -6.10 16.23 13.90 16.73 1.58 2.10 -25.00

Adult Male Average Dose (Gy) Diff (%) Max Point Dose (Gy) Diff (%) Min Point Dose (Gy) Diff (%)



TPS MC TPS MC TPS MC




Prostate 51.89 51.47 0.81 52.32 53.10 -1.48 50.35 48.70 3.38
Femoral Heads 17.81 17.76 0.28 52.21 53.30 -2.05 0.06 0.10 -45.00
Rectum 49.91 49.08 1.70 52.85 53.70 -1.59 16.35 15.30 6.83
Bladder 50.66 50.88 -0.43 52.36 53.70 -2.50 49.01 47.70 2.74
Testes 5.94 5.92 0.37 30.96 27.10 14.23 2.56 2.70 -5.37