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. 2018 Apr 3;6:11–19. doi: 10.1016/j.tipsro.2018.02.001

Table 8.

Effect of setup and range uncertainties on CTV2_Pro+proxSVs in phase 2 PBS plans.

Setup/range errors CTV2_Pro+proxSVs
D98% (Gy(RBE)) V45Gy(RBE) (%) D2% (Gy(RBE)) HI2–98%
Setup: A-P +3 mm 34.35 ± 0.13 99.39 ± 1.06 35.25 ± 0.23 0.02 ± 0.01
y +5 mm 34.21 ± 0.13* 97.49 ± 3.12 35.34 ± 0.22 0.02 ± 0.01
−3 mm 34.39 ± 0.12 99.49 ± 0.82 35.33 ± 0.20 0.02 ± 0.01
−5 mm 34.31 ± 0.13 98.93 ± 1.25 35.47 ± 0.14 0.03 ± 0.01



Setup: S-I +3 mm 34.41 ± 0.12 99.78 ± 0.36 35.23 ± 0.20 0.02 ± 0.01
z +5 mm 34.33 ± 0.11 99.21 ± 0.83 35.35 ± 0.16 0.02 ± 0.01
−3 mm 34.41 ± 0.14 99.65 ± 0.66 35.29 ± 0.25 0.02 ± 0.01
−5 mm 34.33 ± 0.15 99.02 ± 1.36 35.38 ± 0.28 0.02 ± 0.01



Setup: L-R +3 mm 34.45 ± 0.14 99.87 ± 0.21 35.21 ± 0.23 0.02 ± 0.01
x +5 mm 34.44 ± 0.14 99.87 ± 0.18 35.18 ± 0.15 0.02 ± 0.01
−3 mm 34.45 ± 0.14 99.85 ± 0.30 35.21 ± 0.25 0.02 ± 0.01
−5 mm 34.45 ± 0.14 99.82 ± 0.33 35.21 ± 0.24 0.02 ± 0.01



Range (HU) +3.5% 34.71 ± 0.11* 100.00 ± 0.00 35.38 ± 0.18 0.01 ± 0.01
−3.5% 34.31 ± 0.12 98.54 ± 2.60 35.01 ± 0.21 0.02 ± 0.01

CTV, clinical target volume; Gy(RBE); gray(radiobiological equivalent); Pro + proSVs, prostate and proximal seminal vesicles, Dx, dose received by the target at a defined volume (x) in percentage; Vx, volume of the target receiving x dose in Gray; HI, homogeneity index; HU, hounsfield units; A-P, anterior-posterior; S-I, superior-inferior; L-R, left-right; *p < 0.05, statistically significant.