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. 2021 Apr 1;109(5):1341–1348. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.11.040

Table 1.

Prespecified normal tissue doses

Organ at risk Prespecified normal tissue doses
Brachial plexus Max dose = EQD2 ≤ 66 Gy
Heart Max dose = EQD2 ≤ 76 Gy
Mean dose ≤ 46Gy
Lung Mean lung dose (lung-GTV) ≤ 20 Gy
Mediastinal envelope Max dose = EQD2 ≤ 76 Gy
Spinal canal PRV Max dose = EQD2 ≤ 50 Gy

Abbreviations: GTV = gross tumor volume; PRV = planning organ at risk volume; EQD2 = Equivalent dose in 2 Gy fractions.

Comprising the heart, proximal bronchial tree, trachea, and esophagus and edited manually to include the blood vessels in the upper mediastinum.