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OAR: small bowel

The volume receiving relatively low doses of radiation plays a significant role in the rate

of acute toxicity.

When contouring individual bowel loops, the most robust dose-volume metric is the V15

The rate of grade ≥3 acute toxicity is <10% when the V15 <120 cc