Table 1: Summary of the volumes of metal implant and target and distance between target and metallic implant for six head and neck cancer patients.
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | |||
Metal Volume (cm3) | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0.9 | ||
Target Volume (cm3) | 160.80 | 82.46 | 85.09 | 55.08 | 66.77 | 63.40 | ||
Target Volume (cm3) | 160.80 | 82.46 | 85.09 | 55.08 | 66.77 | 63.40 | ||
121.50 | 60.13 | 49.41 | 37.45 | 51.77* | 45.65* | |||
39.10 | 27.40* | 29.50* | 18.50* | 24.12* | 22.37* | |||
16.90* | 17.78 | |||||||
Distance (cm) | 4.81 | 4.63 | 12.65 | 4.07 | 6.66 | 6.16 | 4.25 | 3.94 |
3.31 | 3.76 | 6.50 | 2.92 | 5.38 | 4.89 | 3.54 | 3.38 | |
2.03 | 1.87 | 4.29 | 2.11 | 4.37 | 3.74 | 2.85 | 2.07 | |
1.06 | 2.29 | 1.49 | 3.69 | 2.97 |
*Specific target volume for each patient that is used for different distances between target and metal implant.