Table 5: Percentage of γ < 2%/2 mm within the volume extended 1 cm outside the metal implants 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
Patient 1 (16.90) [4.8] 4.81 99.52 98.54 99.59
3.31 98.69 97.12 99.00
2.03 97.79 94.34 97.54
1.06 96.17 92.77 96.40
Patient 2 (27.40) [2.6] 4.63 99.67 99.22 99.42
3.76 98.98 98.82 99.23
1.87 99.08 97.76 99.16
Patient 3 (29.50) [0.6] 12.65 99.84 99.37 99.91
6.50 99.58 99.34 99.52
4.29 99.51 99.42 99.56
2.29 99.06 98.98 99.14
Patient 4 (18.50) [2.9] 4.07 99.21 99.07 99.44
2.92 98.94 98.31 98.90
2.11 98.46 97.80 98.70
1.49 98.19 96.47 98.61
Patient 5 (51.77) [4.6] (24.12) [4.6] 6.66 98.22 96.66 98.44
5.38 97.66 97.23 97.11
4.37 97.33 96.74 97.01
3.69 96.21 95.02 96.33
6.16 97.58 97.01 97.90
4.89 97.37 97.19 97.65
3.74 96.64 95.88 97.21
2.97 96.83 95.22 96.76
Patient 6 (45.65) [0.9] (22.37) [0.9] 4.25 99.39 99.63 99.26
3.54 98.78 98.10 99.09
2.85 98.28 95.83 98.71
3.94 99.85 99.87 99.80
3.38 98.17 98.86 98.99
2.07 98.57 97.82 98.26