TABLE 5.
Comparison of the effects of rotational isocenter shifts (+0.5°, –0.5°, +1°, –1°, +1.5°, –1.5°, +2°, –2°) 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 (degree) | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p | MI | SI | p |
+0.5° | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.030 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.629 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.498 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.813 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.051 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.884 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.366 |
–0.5° | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.017 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.710 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.010 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.988 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.134 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.887 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.929 |
+1.0° | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.001 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.388 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.063 | 0.04 | 0.28 | 0.006 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.005 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.529 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.152 |
–1.0° | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.001 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.706 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.576 | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.061 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.461 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.024 |
+1.5° | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.001 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.080 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.057 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0.018 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.009 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.555 | 0.09 | 0.32 | 0.177 |
–1.5° | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.050 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.182 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.223 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 0.013 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 0.021 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.431 | 0.07 | 0.40 | 0.016 |
+2.0° | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.001 | 0.11 | 0.40 | 0.044 | 0.04 | 0.30 | 0.044 | 0.07 | 0.46 | 0.022 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.146 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.561 | 0.12 | 0.37 | 0.231 |
–2.0° | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.001 | 0.14 | 0.40 | 0.088 | 0.04 | 0.25 | 0.085 | 0.06 | 0.45 | 0.015 | 0.06 | 0.35 | 0.023 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.425 | 0.08 | 0.60 | 0.011 |
δCI = .
δDmax = .
Abbreviations: MI, multiple isocenter; SI, single isocenter.