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Table 4 ID delivered to the OARs and NT for the VMAT-S, IMRT and HT plans x ¯ ± σ

From: SmartArc-based volumetric modulated arc therapy for endometrial cancer: a dosimetric comparison with helical tomotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Plans

VMAT-S

IMRT

HT

 

Mean

Mean

P

Mean

P

 

(Gy × L)

(Gy × L)

 

(Gy × L)

 

Bowel

23.83

23.22

0.35

23.45

0.21

Rectum

3.18

3.34

0.36

3.26

0.32

Bladder

11.40

11.98

0.17

11.02

0.20

Pelvic bones

36.60

36.10

0.21

37.50

0.35

Normal tissue

262.30

258.50

0.11

265.12

0.09

  1. ID: integral dose, OARs: organs at risk, NT: normal tissue, VMAT-S: volumetric modulated arc therapy with SmartArc, IMRT: intensity-modulated radiotherapy, HT: helical tomotherapy.
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BMC Cancer

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