Table 4. Radiation dose to cardiac substructures (all values are EQD2).
Substructure | Mean (Gy) | Median (Gy) | Range (Gy) |
---|---|---|---|
Whole heart | |||
Mean dose | 1.90 | 1.03 | 0.04–11.00 |
D0.03cc | 33.38 | 13.10 | 0.15–212.22 |
Aortic valve | |||
Mean dose | 2.21 | 0.47 | 0.05–10.37 |
D0.03cc | 4.04 | 0.74 | 0.07–33.47 |
AV node | |||
Mean dose | 1.93 | 0.18 | 0–15.19 |
D0.03cc | 2.73 | 0.20 | 0.01–20.63 |
Left anterior descending artery | |||
Mean dose | 2.01 | 0.80 | 0.02–16.17 |
D0.03cc | 5.67 | 2.30 | 0.04–48.60 |
Left atrium | |||
Mean dose | 3.38 | 1.62 | 0.06–43.47 |
D0.03cc | 20.67 | 9.19 | 0.13–195.20 |
Left circumflex artery | |||
Mean dose | 3.65 | 0.53 | 0.02–35.52 |
D0.03cc | 5.59 | 0.80 | 0.04–64.73 |
Left main coronary artery | |||
Mean dose | 3.03 | 0.51 | 0.05–32.73 |
D0.03cc | 4.06 | 0.73 | 0.05–34.38 |
Left ventricle | |||
Mean dose | 1.47 | 0.20 | 0.02–12.02 |
D0.03cc | 12.92 | 2.84 | 0.09–143.68 |
Mitral valve | |||
Mean dose | 2.39 | 0.18 | 0.01–22.79 |
D0.03cc | 3.09 | 0.20 | 0.02–28.80 |
Pulmonic valve | |||
Mean dose | 2.85 | 0.54 | 0.04–33.26 |
D0.03cc | 5.61 | 1.22 | 0.06–45.72 |
Right atrium | |||
Mean dose | 3.03 | 0.52 | 0.03–31.38 |
D0.03cc | 21.37 | 5.76 | 0.07–211.47 |
Right coronary artery | |||
Mean dose | 2.27 | 0.64 | 0.02–17.47 |
D0.03cc | 5.53 | 2.55 | 0.03–47.91 |
Right ventricle | |||
Mean dose | 1.46 | 0.51 | 0.02–9.71 |
D0.03cc | 12.87 | 5.96 | 0.07–194.45 |
Tricuspid valve | |||
Mean dose | 2.02 | 0.16 | 0.02–15.04 |
D0.03CC | 2.58 | 0.18 | 0.04–18.63 |
cc, cubic centimeters, D0.03cc (Gy), minimum radiation dose received by the highest dose 0.03 cc volume of a given structure expressed in Gy.