Table 2.
Dosimetric parameter mean values and standard deviations.
Structure | 3D-CRT | JO-IMRT | p-value |
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
D98 (%) | 93.22 ± 4.16 | 94.16 ± 1.90 | 0.312 |
D95 (%) | 96.64 ± 2.51 | 98.31 ± 1.05 | 0.00448 |
Dmean(Gy) | 72.1 ± 0.80 | 72.5 ± 0.60 | 0.649 |
CI | 0.73 ± 0.10 | 0.83 ± 0.05 | 0.000113 |
HI | 0.14 ± 0.06 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.6047 |
GI | 1.06 ± 0.03 | 1.38 ± 0.16 | 3.708 × 10-10 |
Spinal cord (Dmax) (Gy) | 43.78 ± 1.01 | 41.81 ± 2.28 | <0.0003 |
Brainstem (Dmax) (Gy) | 44.62 ± 4.01 | 46.13 ± 2.74 | 0.1274 |
RT parotid gland (Dmean) (Gy) | 56.75 ± 7.23 | 27.84 ± 3.29 | 2.2 × 10−16 |
LT parotid gland (Dmean) (Gy) | 56.96 ± 6.15 | 27.23 ± 3.85 | 2.2 × 10−16 |