Table 3.
RadCalc – Eclipse comparison.
| No. | Site | % Discrepancy RadCalc CW | % Discrepancy RadCalc CCW | % Discrepancy RadCalc CW 9 Partial Arcs | % Discrepancy RadCalc CCW 9 Partial Arcs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GYN | ‐8.0% | ‐9.0% | ‐2.1% | ‐3.6% | ||||
| 2. | GYN | ‐5.9% | ‐5.4% | ‐4.2% | ‐4.2% | ||||
| 3. | Trachea | ‐3.7% | ‐4.3% | ‐ | ‐ | ||||
| 4. | Prostate | ‐4.2% | ‐5.1% | ‐ | ‐0.7% | ||||
| 5. | Prostate | ‐7.4% | ‐2.6% | ‐1.3% | ‐ | ||||
| 6. | Prostate | ‐3.6% | ‐3.5% | ‐ | ‐ | ||||
| 7. | Prostate | ‐1.2% | ‐1.4% | ‐ | ‐ | ||||
| 8. | Prostate Bed | ‐3.0% | ‐5.1% | ‐ | 0% | ||||
| 9. | CD Prostate | ‐4.3% | ‐7.2% | ‐ | ‐2.6% | ||||
| 10. | GYN | ‐3.5% | ‐3.7% | ‐ | ‐ | ||||
| 11. | Prostate Bed | ‐4.0% | ‐7.3% | ‐ | ‐0.5% | ||||
| Average | ‐4.44% | ‐4.96% | ‐3.19% | ‐2.46% | |||||
| Statistical | Median | ‐4.00% | ‐5.10% | ‐3.60% | ‐2.60% | ||||
| Analysis | STDDEV | 1.96% | 2.22% | 1.15% | 1.56% | ||||
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The comparison between the RadCalc MUs and the Eclipse MUs for the CW and CCW arcs for all patients studied. When the discrepancy was > 5% the arc was divided into nine partial arcs for a better MU estimation in RadCalc. The agreement was much improved (see last two columns).