Table 4.
Gamma passing rates and delivery times for plans with different minimum segment widths (MSWs)
Parameter | 0.5 cm MSW | 1.0 cm MSW | 1.5 cm MSW | p 1 | p 2 | p 3 |
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3% and 3 mm GPR | 96.23 ± 0.59 | 97.00 ± 0.56 | 97.59 ± 0.59 | <0.01a | <0.01a | <0.01a |
2% and 2 mm GPR | 85.35 ± 1.38 | 87.58 ± 1.27 | 89.28 ± 1.44 | <0.01a | <0.01a | 0.01a |
PDT (min) | 4.39 ± 0.12 | 4.23 ± 0.10 | 4.07 ± 0.11 | 0.01a | <0.01a | 0.01a |
p 1, p‐value comparing 0.5 cm and 1.0 cm MSW plans; p 2, p‐value comparing 0.5 cm and 1.5 cm MSW plans; p 3: p‐value comparing 1.0 cm and 1.5 cm MSW plans. MSW, minimum segment width; GPR, gamma passing rate; PDT, plan delivery time.
statistically significant according to Bonferroni correction.