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. 2017 Apr 27;2(3):503–514. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2017.04.005

Table 1.

Head and neck constraints

Selected Structure Priority Constraint
Brain 3 Mean[Gy] <60 Gy
Brainstem 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <54 Gy
Brainstem_PRV03 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <54 Gy
OpticChiasm 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <54 Gy
OpticChiasm_PRV3 3 D0.10cc[Gy] <54 Gy
Cochlea_L 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <40 Gy
Cochlea_R 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <40 Gy
Musc_Constric_I 1 Mean[Gy] <20 Gy
Musc_Constric_S 3 Mean[Gy] <50 Gy
SpinalCord 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <45 Gy
SpinalCord_PRV05 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <50 Gy
Esophagus 1 Mean[Gy] <20 Gy
Eye_L 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <40 Gy
Eye_R 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <40 Gy
Glnd_Lacrimal_L 1 Mean[Gy] <30 Gy
Glnd_Lacrimal_R 1 Mean[Gy] <30 Gy
Larynx 1 Mean[Gy] <20 Gy
Lens_L 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <10 Gy
Lens_R 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <10 Gy
Lips 1 V35Gy[%] <5%
Bone_Mandible 3 D0.10cc[Gy] <70 Gy
OpticNrv_L 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <54 Gy
OpticNrv_PRV03_L 3 D0.10cc[Gy] <54 Gy
OpticNrv_R 1 D0.10cc[Gy] <54 Gy
OpticNrv_PRV03_R 3 D0.10cc[Gy] <54 Gy
Oral_Cavity 3 Mean[Gy] <30 Gy
Parotid_L 3 Mean[Gy] <24 Gy
Parotid_R 3 Mean[Gy] <24 Gy
Glnd_Submand_L 3 Mean[Gy] <30 Gy
Glnd_Submand_R 3 Mean[Gy] <30 Gy
Lobe_Temporal_L 3 D0.10cc[Gy] <60 Gy
Lobe_Temporal_R 3 D0.10cc[Gy] <60 Gy

Planning objectives are typically specified by physicians as a set of threshold values and integer values that express prioritization. Agreement is evaluated one by one without benefit of a single numerical scoring system that can rank individual plans in the context of historical experience.