Table 6.
NTCP, TCP values (in percent) and gEUD (for a = 1) for selected organs of the head and neck patient (NA is “Not Applicable”). The prescribed dose was 60 Gy at the target delivered in 30 fractions
Brain stem | Optical nerve (left) | Optical nerve (right) | Spinal cord | Skin | CTV | GTV | |
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S-Model | 12.30 | 1.0×10−6 | 1.0×10−6 | 0.0 | 0.048 | NA | NA |
LKB with Eq. 4 | 9.27 | 7.17×10−6 | 6.18×10−6 | 0.02 | 0.004 | NA | NA |
Niemierko | 12.10 | 5.0×10−4 | 4.0×10−4 | 0.06 | 0.159 | NA | NA |
Critical Volume | 6.92 | -- | -- | 0.17 | 0.015 | NA | NA |
Critical Element | 12.30 | 1.0×10−6 | 1.0×10−6 | 0.0 | 0.093 | NA | NA |
gEUDa=1 (Gy) | 49.30 | 16.88 | 16.58 | 12.31 | 8.211 | 57.41 | 57.74 |
Poisson (TCP) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 69.72 | 71.08 |