Table 2.
Parameter | Organ | ||||||
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Kidneys | Heart | Spine | Liver | Lungs | Small Bowel | Peritoneal Cavity | |
n | 0.7 | 0.64 | 0.05 | 0.69 | 1 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
m | 0.1 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
NTD50 | 32.3 | 50.6 | 71.6 | 45 | 31.4 | 58 | 58 |
α/β | 3.25 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 7 | 7 |
Description: n—volume dependence; NTD50(1)—dose sensitivity; m—slope of DVH; reference volume for v = 1 (whole organ).