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. 2020 Sep 7;10:14713. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71715-2

Table 3.

Dosimetric comparison.

Structure Parameter Plan (mean ± SD) Overall Multiple comparison
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.