Table 3.
DVH, CLD, and radiation pneumonitis
DVHs of pneumonitis-free patients (N = 87) | |||||
Total lung volume | V10 [%] | V20 [%] | V30 [%] | V40 [%] | CLD [mm] |
Mean dose ± SD [Gy] | 11.8 ± 7.5 | 8.2 ± 4.7 | 6.3 ± 3.5 | 4.2 ± 2.1 | 21.3 ± 5.0 |
Median dose [Gy] | 9.0 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 21.0 |
DVHs of pneumonitis patients (N = 13) | |||||
Total lung volume | V10 [%] | V20 [%] | V30 [%] | V40 [%] | CLD [mm] |
Mean dose ± SD [Gy] | 20.0 ± 10.5 | 12.9 ± 6.2 | 10.3 ± 5.1 | 7.1 ± 3.9 | 23.1 ± 4.6 |
Median dose [Gy] | 21.1 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 23.0 |
DVH dose volume histogram, CLD central lung distance, SD standard deviation, N number, Gy Gray