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. 2022 Oct 27;23(12):e13811. doi: 10.1002/acm2.13811

TABLE 1.

Field arrangements and dose objective/constraints of the plans

Number of beams Prescribed dose Dose objective/constraints
Prostate 9 Coplanar fields 68 Gy/34 fx 53

Prescribed dose covers at least 98% of the PTV

Maximum dose to 2% of the PTV = 72.76 Gy

Maximum dose to 50% of the bladder and rectum = 65 and 50 Gy, respectively

Dose to 25% of rectum = 65 Gy

Liver 5 Coplanar fields 45 Gy/3 fx 54

Dose to 70% of the healthy liver (liver‐CTV) <10 Gy

Maximum dose to 30 cm3 of heart <30 Gy

Head and neck (H&N) 7 Coplanar fields

Tumor and lymph nodes = 63 Gy/35 fx

Gross tumor and its margins = 70 Gy/35 fx 55 , 56

Maximum doses of spinal cord = 50 Gy

Mean dose of larynx = 40 Gy

Mean dose of parotid = 20 Gy 56 , 57

Nasal cavity

5 Coplanar fields

2 Non‐coplanar fields

60 Gy/30 fx 58

Maximum dose of optic nerve/chiasm = 55 Gy

Maximum dose of brainstem = 54 Gy

Maximum dose of lenses = 20 Gy

GBM

3 Coplanar fields

2 Non‐coplanar fields

60 Gy/30 fx 59 OAR dose objectives: same as the H&N
Orbits

2 Coplanar fields

6 Non‐coplanar fields

54 Gy/30 fx 60 OAR dose objectives: same as the H&N