Table 2.
Mean (±1 SD) total and tumor sub-volume TCP values (upper rows) and NTCP values of the evaluated models (lower rows) for the two DE levels and both treatment modalities.
| IMXT | IMPT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCPDE1/% | TCPDE2/% | TCPDE1/% | TCPDE2/% | |
| Total | 66.3 ± 0.9 | 75.9 ± 1.3 | 65.5 ± 0.8 | 74.8 ± 1.3 |
| GTVSIB | 73.7 ± 0.8 | 83.2 ± 1.2 | 73.5 ± 0.9 | 83.1 ± 1.2 |
| CTVgross | 92.2 ± 0.6 | 93.3 ± 1.0 | 91.7 ± 0.5 | 92.7 ± 1.0 |
| CTVelec | 97.7 ± 0.4 | 97.7 ± 0.4 | 97.1 ± 0.5 | 97.1 ± 0.5 |
| NTCPDE1/% | NTCPDE2/% | NTCPDE1/% | NTCPDE2/% | |
| Oral mucositis | 45.8 ± 9.0 | 46.2 ± 9.2 | 40.0 ± 12.4 | 40.2 ± 12.5 |
| Xerostomia | 20.5 ± 10.9 | 20.6 ± 11.2 | 6.7 ± 4.6 | 6.7 ± 4.6 |
| Aspiration | 57.5 ± 23.2 | 65.8 ± 23.4 | 37.5 ± 25.1 | 43.8 ± 26.8 |
| Dysphagiaa | 47.5 ± 11.4 | 49.5 ± 11.9 | 36.7 ± 13.1 | 37.7 ± 13.5 |
| Swall. Solidsb | 34.4 ± 9.7 | 36.6 ± 10.5 | 25.7 ± 10.9 | 26.6 ± 11.4 |
| Swall. Liquidsb | 10.3 ± 4.4 | 11.4 ± 5.2 | 9.0 ± 4.7 | 9.5 ± 5.1 |
| Larynx edema | 77.8 ± 25.0 | 79.0 ± 24.9 | 64.6 ± 36.9 | 65.4 ± 37.0 |
| Trismus | 30.9 ± 5.7 | 31.0 ± 5.8 | 26.0 ± 3.7 | 26.0 ± 3.8 |
aPhysician-rated swallowing dysfunction.
bPatient-rated swallowing problems of different severity.