Table 4: Percentage of γ < 2%/2 mm within the 50% and 90% isodose volume regarding distance between target and metallic implants for one-arc, half-arc and two-arc VMAT plans of six patients.

Patient Distance (cm) γ < 2%/2 mm
(target size (cm3)) [metal implant size (cm3)] one-arc half-arc two-arc
50% 90% 50% 90% 50% 90%
Patient 1 (16.90) [4.8] 4.81 99.26 90.72 96.07 84.80 97.53 93.87
3.31 99.19 90.92 94.72 79.48 95.84 89.07
2.03 99.09 89.76 89.92 75.81 92.83 82.90
1.06 98.64 84.37 87.11 74.45 93.46 80.38
Patient 2 (27.40) [2.6] 4.63 99.01 98.29 97.56 93.82 98.97 98.18
3.76 98.26 96.32 97.10 92.73 98.71 97.52
1.87 97.47 94.61 97.44 91.68 98.52 96.84
Patient 3 (29.50) [0.6] 12.65 99.48 99.60 99.18 99.25 99.32 99.39
6.50 99.06 99.26 98.89 98.48 99.20 99.39
4.29 98.75 97.92 98.68 97.57 99.26 99.30
2.29 98.71 98.14 98.07 96.99 99.18 99.10
Patient 4 (18.50) [2.9] 4.07 98.89 98.59 98.70 97.46 99.14 98.97
2.92 98.40 96.94 97.95 96.17 98.79 98.27
2.11 98.31 97.09 97.08 94.18 98.85 98.32
1.49 98.02 96.76 95.45 90.21 98.60 97.59
Patient 5 (51.77) [4.6] (24.12) [4.6] 6.66 97.07 95.84 94.98 91.19 97.30 96.54
5.38 97.04 95.90 95.24 92.27 96.66 94.82
4.37 96.95 95.88 95.41 91.99 96.89 95.59
3.69 95.97 93.26 94.45 91.50 96.70 94.86
6.16 96.74 94.54 96.92 94.14 97.57 97.57
4.89 97.42 97.84 96.01 93.55 97.03 95.26
3.74 96.30 94.91 96.03 93.97 96.84 94.32
2.97 96.60 96.17 93.63 90.00 96.69 92.66
Patient 6 (45.65) [0.9] (22.37) [0.9] 4.25 98.62 97.92 97.33 98.19 99.07 99.06
3.54 98.42 98.05 96.72 96.05 98.97 98.95
2.85 97.46 97.19 96.17 96.80 98.22 98.85
3.94 98.13 96.98 97.41 96.21 98.99 99.07
3.38 97.32 94.15 95.81 95.21 98.83 98.82
2.07 96.77 95.84 94.24 95.06 97.45 96.22