Table 4.
Treatment beam‐on delivery times for various treatment platforms and target regions
| Treatment Machine | Treatment Region | Plan & Delivery Time (min) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | Average | ||
| TomoTherapy | Thorax | 21.1 | 35.3 | 28.8 | 35.3 | 30.1 |
| Lumbar | 24.8 | 20.6 | 27.9 | 40.8 | 28.5 | |
| Total Average Delivery Time: | 29 min 19 sec | |||||
| Vero | Thorax | 15.0 | 19.5 | 21.1 | 17.2 | 18.2 |
| Lumbar | 16.8 | 24.5 | 21.1 | 17.2 | 19.9 | |
| Total Average Delivery Time: | 19 min 2 sec | |||||
| TrueBeam (Flattened) | Thorax | 9.6 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| Lumbar | 11.2 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 9.3 | |
| Total Average Delivery Time: | 9 min 30 sec | |||||
| TrueBeam (FFF) | Thorax | 4.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Lumbar | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | |
| Total Average Delivery Time: | 4 min 24 sec | |||||
| CyberKnife | Thorax | 50.0 | 44.4 | 44.5 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Lumbar | 43.9 | 46.9 | 40.8 | 42.6 | 43.5 | |
| Total Average Delivery Time: | 45 min 48 sec | |||||