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Table 3 The MAD values (cGy) for different ROI types and the p-values of the statistical differences between the testing results obtained with the MSE and sharp loss functions

From: Sharp loss: a new loss function for radiotherapy dose prediction based on fully convolutional networks

 

MSE loss

Sharp loss (γ = 100)

p

PTV

318.87 ± 30.23

144.15 ± 16.27

0.005

Ipsilateral lung

278.99 ± 51.68

198.75 ± 61.38

0.005

Heart

216.99 ± 44.13

144.86 ± 43.98

0.005

Contralateral lung

125.96 ± 66.76

111.86 ± 47.19

0.074

Spinal cord

194.30 ± 14.51

168.58 ± 25.97

0.005