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. 2017 Aug 18;90(1077):20170152. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20170152

Table 5.

Dose and volume parameters for organs at risk

Parameter Right lung Left lung B/L total lungs Heart
Mean Lung dose (range) 10.8Gy(5.4–14.7Gy) 9Gy(5.0–15.3 Gy) 9.2Gy(5.8–13.2Gy) 5.7Gy(2.2–10.8Gy)
V5Gy (range) 48.6%(20.0–93.0%) 45.2%(15.9–81.5%) 46.8%(18.6–70.5%) 31.2%(1.2–88.4%)
V10Gy (range) 27.0%(10.5–47.0%) 24.2%(7.4–48.7%) 25.7%(14.6–39.3%) 12.6%(0–31.0%)
V20Gy (range) 14.6%(5.0–27.4%) 12.6%(2.0–29.0%) 13.3%(4.0–23.0%) 4.2%(0–15.0%)
V30Gy (range) 8.0%(0.9–17.9%) 7.0%(0.5–16.8%) 7.0%(0.8–13.4%) 1.4%(0–8.3%)
V40Gy (range) 2.8%(0–8.0%) 2.5%(0–9.0%) 2.5%(0–5.5%) 0.4%(0–3.8%)