Table 3 Summary of the DVH analysis for case 2 for both collimators.

From: Improvement in the neutron beam collimation for application in boron neutron capture therapy of the head and neck region

Structure

Biologically weighted dose (Gyw)

Dmin

Dmax

D1

D50

D95

D99

Std

Ext

Std

Ext

Std

Ext

Std

Ext

Std

Ext

Std

Ext

Tumour

16.2

16.1

31.9

32.2

31.7

31.8

28.4

28.5

23.3

23.3

20.1

20.1

Mucosa

0.3

0.2

12.0

12.0

11.3

11.0

3.5

2.7

1.3

0.9

0.6

0.4

Lung

0.2

0.1

4.5

3.7

3.7

3.0

1.1

0.8

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.2

Body

0.1

0.1

18.8

18.7

5.0

4.6

0.7

0.5

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

Brain

0.1

0.1

1.6

1.1

0.9

0.6

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Brainstem

0.4

0.3

1.0

0.7

1.0

0.7

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

Spinal cord

0.7

0.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.0

1.7

1.1

0.9

0.9

0.8

Eye_L

0.7

0.4

1.1

0.7

1.1

0.7

0.9

0.6

0.7

0.5

0.7

0.4

Eye_R

0.7

0.4

1.1

0.8

1.2

0.8

0.9

0.6

0.7

0.5

0.7

0.4

Esophagus

1.3

1.2

6.4

6.2

5.6

5.3

4.5

4.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

Parotid_L

0.7

0.5

2.7

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.2

0.9

0.7

0.5

0.7

0.5

Parotid_R

0.8

0.6

2.4

1.8

2.2

1.7

1.3

0.9

0.9

0.6

0.9

0.6

Thyroid

2.9

2.0

4.9

4.2

4.7

4.1

4.1

3.4

3.3

2.4

3.1

2.2

Mandible

0.6

0.4

3.4

2.4

3.2

2.3

2.5

1.7

0.7

0.5

0.6

0.4