Table 3.
Comparison of original manual plans and mCycle plans in terms of plan complexity and plan delivery. Median values and ranges are reported.
| PLAN COMPLEXITY | MP | mCP | Wilcoxon or t test | Levene’s or Bartlett’s test |
| MCS(1) | 0.29 [0.24–0.34] | 0.26 [0.23–0.30] | <0.001/0.002 | 0.047 |
| MU (2) | 751.2 [644.1–875.2] | 783.5 [721.2–985.1] | 0.086/1.000 | 0.188 |
| Segments (2) | 211 [134–257] | 148 [133–196] | 0.001/0.027 | <0.001 |
| PLAN DELIVERY ACCURACY | MP | mCP | Wilcoxon or t test | Levene’s or Bartlett’s test |
| PR (3%/3 mm) (%) (1) | 97.0 [92.7–99.2] | 97.1 [95.0–98.6] | 0.441/1.000 | 0.018 |
| PR (2%/2 mm) (%) (1) | 89.2 [79.2–96.7] | 90.3 [84.3–96.1] | 0.331/1.000 | 0.031 |
| ɣmean (2) | 0.33 [0.24–0.45] | 0.32 [0.22–0.39] | 0.498/1.000 | 0.055 |
| ɣmax (2) | 2.01 [1.67–3.44] | 2.62 [1.58–3.92] | 0.079/1.000 | 0.190 |
| ɣCI (1) | 0.75 [0.57–0.98] | 0.75 [0.55–0.97] | 0.911/1.000 | 0.274 |
MP, manual plans; mCP, mCycle plans; MCS, modulation complexity score; MU, monitor units; PR, gamma passing ratio; ɣmean, mean gamma index value; ɣmax, maximum gamma index value; ɣCI, gamma confidence interval; (1), Gaussian distribution; (2), not normal distribution. In Wilcoxon and t test column, non-corrected and Bonferroni-corrected p-values are reported (p-value/corrected p-value). Bold: Statistical significance (p <0.05).