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. 2009 Apr 30;10(2):92–103. doi: 10.1120/jacmp.v10i2.2847

Table 6.

Patients' conditions that could lead to a larger risk of dose calculation error.

Condition No. of patients with this condition p‐value
Lung volume larger than 3396cc 32 PTV D95 a (%) p=0.01
PTV mean dose (%) p=0.04
Pathological condition of emphysema 12 PTV D95 a (%) p<0.01
PTV mean dose (%) p<0.01
Electron density of the lung 0.25g/cm3 or lower 31 PTV D95 a (%) PTV mean dose (%)
p<0.01p=0.03
Fully surrounded by the lung 22 PTV D95 a (%) p=0.04
PTV mean dose (%) p=0.54
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PTV D95 ‐ dose covering 95% or more of the PTV.