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. 2012 Sep 6;13(5):140–154. doi: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i5.3837

Table 3.

DVH indices for head‐and‐neck and rectum cases.

Head‐and‐Neck Rectum
PTV & Critical Structures Dose Indices Pinnacle (Avg.±SD) Eclipse (Avg.±SD) Pinnacle (Avg.±SD) Eclipse (Avg.±SD)
V 95%
98.7±1.3
96.9±1.7
96.9±5.4
95.8±7.3
V 105%
34.3±33.2
23.4±25.3
16.7±25.3
16.1±26.5
V 107%
14.3±17.7
8.2±10.0
5.3±9.0
5.7±9.8
PTV1 Min. dose %
96.9±2.0
95.0±1.9
96.3±4.9
95.9±5.1
D5%‐95%
8.9±2.8
10.0±2.9
7.4±3.2
7.5±3.1
D3%‐93%
8.4±2.5
9.8±2.7
7.2±3.1
7.4±3.0
Mean dose (cGy)
7236.3±140.3
7143.0±172.3
4281.1±1543.0
4270.7±1550.6
V 95%
99.6±0.0
99.1±0.3
98.8±1.2
98.5±1.5
V 105%
69.3±11.6
58.1±7.3
72.8±9.4
71.0±11.2
V 107%
51.9±12.6
41.2±6.7
62.1±8.5
60.3±10.1
PTV2 Min. dose
97.0±0.2
95.3±0.7
95.8±4.2
95.3±4.8
D5%‐95%
20.4±5.0
20.7±4.8
21.7±9.0
21.6±8.7
D3%‐93%
22.0±5.4
22.4±4.9
21.4±9.1
21.3±8.7
Mean dose (cGy)
5937.7±109.60
5862.2±128.3
4035.1±1566.2
4025.2±1570.7
Lt. Parotids V26Gy
62.0±32.1
59.9±30.7
Mean dose (cGy)
3586.6±1801.1
3494.6±1736.3
Rt. Parotids V26Gy
53.7±40.4
52.3±40.7
Mean dose (cGy)
3122.4±2020.3
3068.4±2016.6
Spinal Cord Max. dose
3762.1±260.6
3599.2±257.2
Small Bowel V40Gy
582.0±988.4
595.7±1012.2
Mean dose (cGy)
1780.2±1102.2
1772.2±1097.8