Table 4.
Metric | A versus B | A versus C | A versus D | A versus E | B versus C | B versus D | B versus E | C versus D | C versus E | D versus E |
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Heart (RB) | ||||||||||
Dmax | NS | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | NS | 0.007 | 0.013 |
Dmean | NS | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | NS | 0.007 |
V5 (%) | NS | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | NS | NS | NS |
V10 (%) | NS | <0.001 | NS | 0.030 | <0.001 | NS | 0.030 | NS | NS | NS |
LAD (RB) | ||||||||||
Dmax | NS | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | NS | 0.002 | 0.016 |
Dmean | NS | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.022 | 0.026 | NS |
CB (RB) | ||||||||||
V3 (%) | NS | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.006 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.006 | 0.001 | NS | <0.001 |
V5 (%) | NS | NS | <0.001 | NS | NS | <0.001 | NS | 0.003 | NS | <0.001 |
A, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT); B, forward-planned intensity-modulated radiotherapy (for-IMRT); C, inverse-planned intensity-modulated radiotherapy (inv-IMRT); D, helical tomotherapy (HT) and E, volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT); RB, right breast, CB, contralateral breast and NS, no significant statistical differences