TABLE 4.
Comparison of the effects of translational isocenter shifts (+0.5, ‐0.5, +1, –1, +1.5, –1.5, +2, –2 mm) on MI and SI plans
Change of CI (δCI) | Change of Dmax (δDmax) (Gy) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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PTV | Brainstem | R‐optic nerve | L‐optic nerve | Chiasm | R‐eye | L‐eye | ||||||||||||||||
Shift (mm) | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | |
+0.5 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.579 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.970 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.153 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.230 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.397 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.911 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.400 | |
−0.5 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.598 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.507 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.166 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.254 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.750 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.862 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.218 | |
+1.0 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.340 | 0.17 | 0.42 | 0.185 | 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.103 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.004 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.002 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.157 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.086 | |
–1.0 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.977 | 0.21 | 0.48 | 0.237 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.093 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.014 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.011 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.328 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.024 | |
+1.5 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.337 | 0.22 | 0.61 | 0.135 | 0.05 | 0.34 | 0.109 | 0.07 | 0.46 | 0.004 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.002 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.112 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.052 | |
–1.5 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.869 | 0.31 | 0.67 | 0.252 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.297 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.012 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.011 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.421 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.014 | |
+2.0 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.075 | 0.29 | 0.73 | 0.171 | 0.06 | 0.44 | 0.130 | 0.09 | 0.67 | 0.005 | 0.08 | 0.44 | 0.004 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.116 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 0.078 | |
–2.0 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.066 | 0.39 | 0.88 | 0.227 | 0.07 | 0.38 | 0.070 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.004 | 0.09 | 0.53 | 0.009 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.460 | 0.08 | 0.49 | 0.017 |
δCI =
δDmax =
Abbreviations: MI, multiple isocenter; SI, single isocenter.