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For the CTV, the median percentage differences were 7.9% (Q1: 6.4%, Q3: 9.8%; range: 0.4%\u201310.4%) for D\n                      <jats:sub>90<\/jats:sub>\n                      . For the bladder, the median percentage differences were 0.7% (Q1: 0.4%, Q3: 2.3%; range: \u22129.4\u20135.4%) for D\n                      <jats:sub>2cc<\/jats:sub>\n                      . For the rectum, the median percentage differences were 3.6% (Q1: 2.8%, Q3: 5.6%; range: 0.9%\u20136.4%) for D\n                      <jats:sub>2cc<\/jats:sub>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CTV and critical organ doses calculated by the TPS were consistently greater than those obtained from MC simulations. This suggests that the TPS may overestimate dose distributions, especially in heterogeneous regions like the pelvis. 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