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. 2016 Apr 15;6(4):e010457. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010457

Table 1.

Prespecified normal tissue doses (specified to a volume of 1 cc)

Organ at risk Prespecified normal tissue doses
Brachial plexus Maximum dose=EQD2≤66 Gy
Heart Maximum dose=EQD2≤76 Gy
Mean dose ≤46 Gy
Lung Mean lung dose (lung—GTV) ≤20 Gy
Mediastinal envelope* Maximum dose=EQD2≤76 Gy
Spinal canal PRV Maximum dose=EQD2≤50 Gy

*Including: heart, proximal bronchial tree, trachea, oesophagus and the blood vessels in the upper mediastinum.

EQD2, equivalent dose in 2 Gy fractions; GTV, gross tumour volume; PRV, planning organ at risk volume.