Table 1 Dosimetric results of the four treatment plans.

From: Clinical implementation of a wide-field electron arc technique with a scatterer for widespread Kaposi’s sarcoma in the distal extremities

Treatment Plan

Two opposite photons

VMAT

4-MeV electron arc

6-MeV electron arc

Target mean dose (Gy)

30.00

30.00

30.00

30.00

Target maximum dose (Gy)

31.84

34.20

41.54

47.64

D2%,PTV (Gy)

30.85

31.72

38.57

37.16

D5%,PTV (Gy)

30.85

31.26

37.62

35.83

Target minimum dose (Gy)

26.41

24.23

0.34

15.15

D98%,PTV (Gy)

28.90

28.32

15.78

23.35

D95%,PTV (Gy)

29.24

28.72

19.50

24.97

HI (D2%,PTV/D98%,PTV)

1.12

1.08

2.44

1.59

HI (D5%,PTV/D95%,PTV)

1.09

1.06

1.93

1.44

CI (V95%/Target volume)

0.99

0.97

0.65

0.67

Maximum dose to soft tissue (Gy)

31.84

34.06

33.06

39.48

Mean dose to soft tissue (Gy)

29.76

21.94

7.05

15.3

Maximum dose to bones (Gy)

31.52

33.52

30.62

36.21

Mean dose to soft bones (Gy)

29.63

20.96

1.03

7.8