TABLE 1.
Comparison between treatment plans using and
| HN radiotherapy | MVCT—adaptive dose (Gy) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name |
|
|
ΔDα (%) | |||
| PTV1 | D 98% | 71.4 | 71.0 | 0.6 | ||
| D 50% | 74.7 | 74.3 | 0.5 | |||
| D 2% | 76.2 | 75.8 | 0.5 | |||
| PTV2 | D 98% | 53.2 | 52.9 | 0.6 | ||
| D 50% | 54.6 | 54.2 | 0.7 | |||
| D 2% | 55.1 | 54.4 | 1.2 | |||
| Spinal cord | D max | 42.3 | 42.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Parotid_R | D max | 55.0 | 54.8 | 0.5 | ||
| D mean | 28.1 | 28.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Parotid_L | D max | 70.6 | 70.2 | 0.6 | ||
| D mean | 36.1 | 35.8 | 0.6 | |||
Abbreviations: D x%, dose received by ≥x% volume; HN, head and neck; MVCT, megavoltage computed tomographyPTV, planning target volume.