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. 2015 Jul 21;5:12274. doi: 10.1038/srep12274

Table 2. Radiation exposure of heart and other normal tissues.

Organ at risk Parameters 3DCRT-FinF 5F-IMRT 2P-VMAT F p1 p2 p3
Heart Dmean 7.29 ± 3.00 8.08 ± 2.73 11.90 ± 5.06 4.25 0.887 0.029 0.079
V5Gy 22.14 ± 8.64 28.66 ± 10.39 68.14 ± 8.73 71.82 0.276  < 0.001  < 0.001
V10Gy 14.95 ± 6.74 17.85 ± 7.09 42.33 ± 11.42 30.02 0.739  < 0.001  < 0.001
V20Gy 12.48 ± 6.36 10.54 ± 5.17 19.48 ± 8.84 4.56 0.808 0.081 0.021
V30Gy 10.74 ± 5.89 7.86 ± 4.53 11.14 ± 6.19 1.03 0.490 0.986. 0.399
Left lung Dmean 15.32 ± 2.72 15.03 ± 3.09 18.57 ± 3.17 4.30 0.975 0.056 0.035
V5Gy 49.63 ± 7.76 52.53 ± 7.65 70.36 ± 8.84 19.19 0.707  < 0.001  < 0.001
V10Gy 37.52 ± 7.10 36.89 ± 7.75 51.67 ± 8.72 11.22 0.983 0.001 0.001
V20Gy 31.36 ± 6.04 27.77 ± 7.08 34.08 ± 7.16 2.18 0.473 0.647 0.113
Right breast Dmean 1.68 ± 1.60 2.81 ± 2.23 5.79 ± 2.71 9.09 0.504 0.001 0.016
Left humeral head Dmean 12.65 ± 10.40 33.54 ± 9.00 40.77 ± 10.74 21.01  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.261
Spinal cord V45Gy 2.46 ± 4.23 0 0
Healthy tissue V50Gy 2.45 ± 2.38 1.55 ± 0.71 1.48 ± 0.76 1.29 0.386 0.336 0.995

Abbreviations: Dmean = mean dose (Gy); Vx = volume (%) receiving x dose (Gy) or higher; 3DCRT-FinF = three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy using field-in-field technique; 5F-IMRT = 5-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy; 2P-VMAT = 2 partial arcs volumetric modulated arc therapy. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. F values from ANOVA analysis(α = 0.05). p1: 3DCRT-FinF & 5F-IMRT; p2: 3DCRT-FinF & 2P-VMAT; p3: 5F-IMRT & 2P-VMAT.