Dose (
Gy
)
in voxel
i
.
.
.
77
77
76
75
75
74
74
73
73
72
How DVH cost functions are calculated
PTV: MinDVH d=75Gy vol=99%
1.
Sort voxels by dose
2.
MinDVH: select highest 99% of voxels
3.
Compute and add costs
Sum
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
Cost
.
.
.
17
1 %
99 %
X
X