. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 27.

Published in final edited form as: Phys Med Biol. 2019 Jul 5;64(13):135020. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab205c

Table 2.

List of PQMs used as dosimetric OAR objectives in this study. PQMs were kept consistent between patients except when planning directives specified alternative PQMs (there were varying PQMs for larynx and cochlea). Note that not all OARs were present in all cases.

AR	PQM	Dose
Larynx	D_Mean	30–45 Gy
Esophagus		35 Gy
Pharyngeal constrictors		54 Gy
Parotid (Rt. & Lt.)		26 Gy
Cochlea (Rt. & Lt.)		35–45 Gy
Oral cavity		40 Gy
Brainstem	D_Max	54 Gy
Optic nerves		54 Gy
Chiasm		54 Gy
Spinal cord		45 Gy
Eye (Rt. & Lt.)		54 Gy
Mandible		75 Gy
Brachial plexus		66 Gy