Table 2. Dosimetric comparison between VMAT-5B and VMAT-10B for the OARs.
Parameters | VMAT-5B | VMAT-10B | P value |
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Left lung | |||
V5Gy (%) | 51.16 ± 3.61 | 53.17 ± 3.82 | <0.001 |
V20Gy (%) | 23.11 ± 2.26 | 23.67 ± 2.33 | <0.001 |
V30Gy (%) | 15.21 ± 1.54 | 15.46 ± 1.54 | <0.001 |
V40Gy (%) | 8.67 ± 1.32 | 8.71 ± 1.34 | 0.445 |
Dmean (Gy) | 12.53 ± 0.91 | 12.80 ± 0.93 | <0.001 |
Heart | |||
V5Gy (%) | 22.01 ± 4.50 | 24.59 ± 4.07 | <0.001 |
V20Gy (%) | 3.20 ± 1.49 | 3.35 ± 1.50 | <0.001 |
V30Gy (%) | 1.17 ± 0.89 | 1.21 ± 0.90 | <0.001 |
Dmean (Gy) | 4.43 ± 0.53 | 4.71 ± 0.50 | <0.001 |
D1cc (Gy) | 38.03 ± 5.99 | 38.03 ± 5.66 | 0.880 |
Right lung | |||
V5Gy (%) | 22.54 ± 6.27 | 23.22 ± 6.21 | <0.001 |
V20Gy (%) | 0.30 ± 0.40 | 0.30 ± 0.37 | 0.859 |
Dmean (Gy) | 3.84 ± 0.54 | 3.90 ± 0.53 | 0.001 |
Right breast | |||
V5Gy (%) | 20.14 ± 5.76 | 19.84 ± 5.57 | 0.011 |
Dmean (Gy) | 3.88 ± 0.47 | 3.86 ± 0.45 | 0.076 |
D1cc (Gy) | 14.29 ± 2.60 | 13.94 ± 2.49 | <0.001 |
The values in bold indicate significant differences.