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Computed tomography (CT) and MRI scanning images were input into the treatment planning system (TPS). After the CT and enhanced magnetic resonance T1 weighted images were fused and registered, the same radiation therapy physician was invited to outline the tumor target volume. PTV\u2010HS refers to the whole brain subtracted by 5\u00a0mm outward expansion of the hippocampus (HP). The prescribed dose was 30\u00a0Gy\/10 fractions. HT and VMAT plans were designed for each patient in accordance with PTV. Under the premise that the 95% isodose curve covers the PTV, dose\u2013volume histogram was applied to evaluate the PTV, conformal index (CI), heterogeneity index (HI), maximum dose (Dmax), mean dose (Dmean), minimum dose (Dmin) and absorbed doses of organs at risk (OARs) in HT and VMAT plans. Paired <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010test was performed to compare the differences between two radiation therapy plans, and <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u00a0&lt;\u00a0\u20090.05 was considered statistically significant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>These two plans had no significant difference in PTV\u2010HS (max, min, and mean). However, the HI and CI of the HT plan were significantly better than those of the VMAT plan, showing statistically significant difference (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05). The HT plan was significantly superior to the VMAT plan in terms of the Dmax, Dmin, and Dmean of HP, left and right eye lens, left and right eye, and spinal cord, showing statistically significant difference (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05). The HT plan was also better than the VMAT plan in terms of the Dmax of the left optic nerve. However, the two plans showed no obvious differences in terms of the absorbed doses of the right optic nerve and brainstem, without statistical significance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compared with the VMAT plan of hippocampal avoidance, HT technology has significant dosimetric advantages. 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