Table 3.
Structure | Parameter | Plan (mean ± SD) | Overall | Multiple comparison | ||||
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1 vs. 2 | 1 vs. 3 | 2 vs. 3 | ||||||
1. No boost | 2. DIL_40 | 3. DIL_45 | P-value | P-value | ||||
DIL | D95% (Gy) | 35.67 ± 1.49 | 38.85 ± 0.80 | 42.89 ± 1.09 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
Prostate | D95% (Gy) | 35.09 ± 0.60 | 35.10 ± 0.81 | 35.23 ± 0.68 | 0.725 | 0.443 | 0.778 | 0.887 |
PTV | D99% (Gy) | 31.10 ± 0.81 | 30.95 ± 1.36 | 29.88 ± 1.43 | 0.008 | 0.842 | 0.036 | 0.009 |
Dmax (Gy) | 39.45 ± 0.22 | 41.94 ± 2.44 | 45.77 ± 1.50 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | |
CO | 91.18 ± 2.28 | 89.46 ± 3.69 | 88.67 ± 4.13 | 0.109 | 0.115 | 0.081 | 0.393 | |
CI | 1.20 ± 0.04 | 1.20 ± 0.07 | 1.35 ± 0.12 | < 0.001 | 0.483 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |
Rectum | Dmax (Gy) | 33.28 ± 0.39 | 34.96 ± 1.48 | 37.15 ± 3.44 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.003 |
D30.8 Gy | 0.70 ± 0.20 | 1.00 ± 1.23 | 2.14 ± 2.67 | 0.127 | 0.02 | 0.036 | 0.256 | |
Bladder | Dmax (Gy) | 36.46 ± 1.05 | 37.31 ± 0.83 | 39.13 ± 2.07 | < 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.001 | 0.013 |
D35.7 Gy (cc) | 0.41 ± 0.30 | 0.46 ± 0.30 | 1.17 ± 1.50 | 0.155 | 0.691 | 0.023 | 0.053 | |
Urethra | Dmax (Gy) | 37.78 ± 0.17 | 39.27 ± 0.91 | 41.8 ± 2.16 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Number of nodes | 358 (291–387) | 377 (291–416) | 316 (190–456) | 0.063 | 0.242 | 0.122 | 0.042 | |
Treatment time per fraction (minutes) | 71 (65–73) | 72 (65–75) | 70 (51–79) | 0.191 | 0.214 | 0.313 | 0.122 |
CI conformity index, CO tumor coverage, DIL dominant intraprostatic lesion, PTV planning target volume.