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. 2017 Oct 10;9(5):431–445. doi: 10.5114/jcb.2017.70677

4. Dose volume data for contoured urinary bladder

FNO RNO p-value FMO RMO p-value FGO RGO p-value
Median SD Median SD Median SD Median SD Median SD Median SD
D0.1cc (cGy) 1335 111 770 130 ES 1138 180 870 164 ES 1290 185 792 180 ES
D1cc (cGy) 1164 47 580 44 ES 980 100 610 89 ES 1031 150 645 166 ES
D2cc (cGy) 1077 51 539 41 ES 911 28.6 549 25 ES 921 110 607 125 ES
V20 (%) 93 3.7 80 8.7 ES 79 10.5 70 7 0.001 70 8.8 87 6.7 ES
V50 (%) 34 10 13 6.3 ES 24 5.6 10 2.3 ES 17 4.3 22 6.2 0.03
V85 (%) 11 3.3 0.35 0.09 ES 6 1.4 0.5 0.1 ES 6 1.8 0.6 0.01 ES
V95 (%) 7 1.5 0.12 0.03 ES 4 0.7 0.3 0.09 ES 4 1.2 0.1 0.00 ES
Minimum dose (%) 20 5 14 4.2 ES 16 3.6 13 2.5 0.002 20 5.8 22 6.2 0.275
Maximum dose (%) 198 50 120 47 ES 176 49 139 44 0.012 164 48 173 46 0.53
Median dose (%) 55 3.7 36 2.7 ES 43 4.2 32 8.4 ES 56 10 56 13 1.0
Average dose (%) 63 2.8 39 2.9 ES 50 2.8 35 2.3 ES 62 9.1 61 12 0.76

D0.1cc (cGy), D1cc (cGy), D2cc (cGy) – minimum dose to the most exposed 0.1 cm3, 1 cm3, 2 cm3 volume, V20 (%), V50 (%), V85 (%), V95 (%) – volume receiving 20%, 50%, 85%, 95% of the prescribed dose

FNO – Fletcher style tandem ovoid applicator with no optimization, RNO – ring applicator with no optimization, FMO – Fletcher style tandem ovoid applicator with manual optimization, RMO – ring applicator with manual optimization, FGO – Fletcher style tandem ovoid applicator with graphical optimization, RGO – ring applicator with graphical optimization, p < 0.05 – statistically significant, ES – extremely statistically significant (p < 0.0001), SD – standard deviation