Normal tissue constraints (VUmc)
OARs
Point D
max
for 8x7.5Gy
Total EQD
2,LQ
Esophagus (α/β = 3)
40Gy
64Gy
Heart (α/β = 3)
44Gy, no dose limits if PTV is adjacent
74.8Gy
Trachea/PBT (α/β = 3)
44Gy, no dose limits if PTV is adjacent
74.8Gy
Great vessels (α/β = 3)
No dose limits
N.A.
Spinal cord (α/β = 2)
28Gy
38.5Gy
Dose compromises to PTV were only allowed when exceeding
the point D
max
for the esophagus or spinal cord