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. 2018 Oct 17;19(6):140–148. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12459

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© 2018 The Authors. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

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Comparison of the DVH indices between IMPT and VMAT treatment plans. (a) Normalized CTV D_95% and D_2 cc. (b) Normalized CTV D_5%‐D_95%. (c) Esophagus D_mean, lung D_mean, cord D_max, and heart D_mean. (d) Lung V_5 Gy[ _RBE _] and V_20 Gy[ _RBE _], esophagus V_60 Gy[ _RBE _], and heart V_50 Gy[ _RBE _]. Numbers at the top of the columns are P‐values from Wilcoxon rank sum test. Abbreviations: RBE, relative biological effectiveness.