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. 2016 Dec 26;90(1070):20160701. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160701

Table 2.

Ratio between mean doses of tangential-like volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and continuous VMAT for different organs at risks

Organ at risk Virén et al26 Pasler et al27 Jeulink et al25 Present work
Heart 1.68 0.75 0.78 0.49
Ilung 1.10 1.01 0.72 0.88
Clung 0.56 0.37 1.06 0.19
Cbreast 0.46 0.60 1.00 0.27
Normal tissue (body—PTV) 0.87 0.93   0.83

Cbreast, contralateral breast; Clung, contralateral lung; Ilung, ipsilateral lung; PTV, planning target volume.