A novel voxel based homogeneity index: Rationale and clinical implications for whole-brain radiation therapy

A homogeneity index (HI) measures the uniformity of a dose distribution within a given target volume. Traditional HIs only use a limited number of dose–volume histogram data-points for calculation. A voxel-based homogeneity index (VHI) is proposed which utilizes the entire information of the three-dimensional dose distribution. We compared the VHI with existing HIs and analyzed if VHI results were associated with treatment outcomes in patients who underwent therapeutic WBRT.

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