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. 2014 Jan 6;15(1):14–26. doi: 10.1120/jacmp.v15i1.4095

Table 3.

Comparison of GK and CK plan parameters (26 lesions)

GK CK
median (range) median (range) p value
Planned tumor volume (cm3) 2.50 (0.044‐1.99) 2.49 (0.053‐20.0) 0.94
Prescription dose (Gy) 18.0 (15.0‐22.0) N/A
Prescription isodose % 45 (40‐50) 86 (77‐92) < 0.00001
GTV coverage (%) 100 (96‐100) 98(96‐100) 0.99
Minimum dose (Gy) 18.2 (12.8‐26.7) 17.6 (13.0‐21.4) 0.40
Mean dose (Gy) 29.6 (19.9‐38.5) 20.6 (16.1‐25.8) < 0.00001
Maximum dose (Gy) 40.3 (29.4‐51.0) 22.7 (16.5‐28.6) < 0.00001
Homogeneity index (HI) 2.22 (2.00‐2.50) 1.18 (1.09‐1.30) < 0.00001
GK=Gamma Knife, CK=CyberKnife, N/A=not applicable, GTV=gross tumor volume.