Table 3

The volumes of original and simulated PTVs in this study (cm3)

Target number
PTVreal
PTVpre
Volume reduction from PTVpre to PTVreal (%)

1
15.6
26.4
40.9%
2
94.7
168.6
43.8%
3
82.5
126.2
34.6%
4
89.3
150.6
40.7%
5
72.6
116.4
37.6%
6
18.9
37.2
49.2%
7
108.4
204.3
46.9%
8
91.2
155.8
41.4%
9
112.3
221.2
49.2%
10
85.9
130.6
34.2%
Average
77.1
133.7
42.3%

PTVreal: actual PTV in the original IMRT plans; PTVpre: simulated PTV based on the theoretic margins in three axes without online set-up correction.

Gong et al. Radiation Oncology 2008 3:11   doi:10.1186/1748-717X-3-11