TABLE 3.
Comparison of dosimetric indices for normalized Ethos and Eclipse plans. PTV coverage in the Ethos plans match their Eclipse counterpart. p‐Value is calculated using Eclipse plan as a reference
| Ethos | Eclipse | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9‐fld IMRT | σ | p‐Value | 12‐fld IMRT | σ | p‐Value | 2‐fld VMAT | σ | p‐Value | Ecl. reopt. 2‐fld VMAT | σ | p‐Value | 2‐fld VMAT | σ | |
| D max% | 108.1 | 1.2 | 0.01 | 108.4 | 1.6 | 0.29 | 109.6 | 2.0 | 0.03 | 110.1 | 1.7 | ≤ 0.001 | 108.8 | 1.4 |
| CTV V 100% (%) | 99.9 | 0.3 | 0.01 | 99.9 | 0.3 | 0.01 | 99.8 | 0.4 | 0.03 | 99.8 | 0.3 | 0.05 | 99.5 | 0.8 |
| Bladder V 79Gy (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bladder V 74Gy (%) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.47 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.60 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.89 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.36 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Bladder V 69Gy (%) | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.88 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.65 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 0.73 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 0.80 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Bladder V 64Gy (%) | 6.9 | 3.9 | 0.59 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 0.98 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0.34 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 0.33 | 6.8 | 5.0 |
| Rectum V 74Gy (%) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.67 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.71 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.64 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.24 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rectum V 69Gy (%) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.04 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.05 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.15 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.04 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Rectum V 64Gy (%) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.37 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.12 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.24 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.11 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Rectum V 59Gy (%) | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.92 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.38 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.67 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 0.47 | 5.0 | 3.9 |
| Penile bulb mean dose (%) | 30.8 | 13.7 | ≤ 0.001 | 30.6 | 14.0 | ≤ 0.001 | 27.4 | 13.3 | ≤ 0.001 | 26.2 | 13.6 | ≤ 0.001 | 19.4 | 12.1 |
| Bladder max dose (%) | 106.7 | 1.2 | 0.07 | 106.9 | 1.1 | 0.39 | 108.0 | 1.5 | 0.01 | 108.4 | 1.5 | ≤ 0.001 | 107.2 | 1.6 |
| Rectum max dose (%) | 100.9 | 8.7 | 0.04 | 101.1 | 8.3 | 0.09 | 101.7 | 9.1 | 0.47 | 101.9 | 9.4 | 0.72 | 102.2 | 8.5 |