Table 2. Summary of the OARs doses for DCA, IMRT and RA techniques.
| DCA | IMRT | RA | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean(Range) | Mean(Range) | Mean(Range) | DCA vs IMRT | DCA vs RA | IMRT vs RA | |
| Lung | ||||||
| V20Gy(%) | 6.38(3.53-10.49) | 5.14(2.23-8.66) | 4.34(1.86-8.72) | 0.246 | 0.064 | 0.096 |
| V5Gy(%) | 14.2(8.68-21.26) | 14.72(8.37-19.56) | 13.88(8.09-20.99) | 0.789 | 0.886 | 0.68 |
| Dmean(cGy) | 394.99(215.6-560.7) | 330.86(183-457.4) | 337.09(171.8-480.8) | 0.298 | 0.376 | 0.912 |
| Spinal Cord | ||||||
| Dmax(cGy) | 890.57(49.4-1822.2) | 718.15(29.5-1479.1) | 693.25(410.7-1127) | 0.519 | 0.347 | 0.541 |
| V13.6Gy(cc) | 0.25(0-2) | 0.00(0-0) | 0.00(0-0) | 0.286 | 0.284 | 0.284 |
| Esophagus | ||||||
| Dmax(cGy) | 936.75(65.00-1913.00) | 1152.51(652.00-2121.00) | 1223.44(508.00-2436.00) | 0.400 | 0.327 | 0.261 |
| V18.8Gy(cc) | 0.00(0.00-0.00) | 0.01(0.00-0.12) | 0.08(0.00-0.77) | 0.343 | 0.343 | 0.217 |
| Heart | ||||||
| Dmax(cGy) | 2162.99(54-5167.9) | 2317.70(47.1-5705.7) | 2210.99(54.8-5181) | 0.852 | 0.950 | 0.916 |
| V28Gy(cc) | 3.15(0-23.49) | 5.62(0-50) | 1.79(0-13.06) | 0.660 | 0.627 | 0.625 |
| Great vessels | ||||||
| Dmax(cGy) | 1972.74(14.9-5149) | 2180.43(11.7-5745.8) | 2111.23(13.2-5388.6) | 0.812 | 0.869 | 0.768 |
| V43Gy(cc) | 0.86(0-4.61) | 0.33(0-1.71) | 0.29(0-1.78) | 0.406 | 0.369 | 0.511 |
| Bronchial Tree | ||||||
| Dmax(cGy) | 2639.59(29.6-5395.1) | 2629.86(24.1-5917) | 2591.07(24.4-5461.1) | 0.992 | 0.960 | 0.997 |
| V15.6Gy(cc) | 1.71(0-9.01) | 1.27(0-5.19) | 1.92(0-9.34) | 0.703 | 0.872 | 0.899 |
| Chest Wall | ||||||
| Dmax(cGy) | 4716.79(2947.6-5720.6) | 4439.84(2734.5-5786.5) | 3954.45(2195.2-5173.5) | 0.545 | 0.121 | 0.295 |
| V32Gy(cc) | 14.42(0-30.57) | 5.19(0-15.01) | 3.53(0-12.13) | 0.014 | 0.003 | 0.005 |
| Skin | ||||||
| Dmax(cGy) | 2893.5(2107.3-5361.7) | 3205.37(2203-4971.5) | 2172.88(1439.5-4586.7) | 0.470 | 0.145 | 0.203 |
| V33.2Gy(cc) | 0.65(0-5.16) | 0.18(0-1.59) | 0.07(0-0.7) | 0.389 | 0.294 | 0.313 |
| Other | ||||||
| R50% | 7.39(5.68-8.81) | 6.04(4.67-8.54) | 4.03(3.62-4.53) | 0.013 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| D2cm(%) | 79.24(70.13-84.94) | 70.37(55.29-81.51) | 52.52(45.36-59.14) | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.000 |