Correction for heterogeneities
• Dose to ICRU point =
-2.3% [-9 – 4]
• no correction vs same MUs with correction
Organs at risk No correction
Replan with
correction
Delta (%)
lung (MLD)
14.4 [7.0 – 21.7] 14.8 [7.5 – 22.2]
4 [-18 – 27]
chord (Dmax) 32.0 [2.2 – 61.7] 30.7 [-1.5 – 63]
-6 [-29 – 16]
heart (V35)
9 [-9 – 28]
10 [-8 – 29]
13 [-33 – 58]
Courtesy C. Cabanel & D. Voisard