Manuscript full title:Correlation between morphological parameters and dosimetric parameters of the heart and spinal cord in the middle- and advanced-stage esophageal cancerRunning Title:Dosimetry research of radiotherapyKeywords: Esophageal cancer, IMRT, dosimetric parameters, OAR, correlation Authors’ lists :Wenjuan Zhao1, Linzhen Lan2, Bichun Xu3, Di Chen3, Yusha Zeng4, Feibao Guo2,5*, Huojun Zhang1,3* (Both Feibao Guo andHuojun Zhang are correspondingauthor. ) 1University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China 2Department of Radiation Therapy, Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China 3The Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China 4Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350005, China 5Key Laboratory of Radiation Biology of Fujian higher education institutions, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China *Corresponding author: (Feibao GuoHuojun Zhang) Feibao Guo Department of Radiation Therapy, Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China Huojun Zhang The Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China E-mail: huojunzh@163.comAuthors’ contributionsAuthor contributions Conception and design: Huojun Zhang, Feibao Guo, Wenjuan zhao; Collection and assembly of data:, Linzhen Lan, Yusha Zeng; Data analysis and interpretation: Wenjuan Zhao, Bichun Xu, Di Chen; Manuscript writing: Wenjuan Zhao, Bichun Xu; Final approval of manuscript: All authors.Ethics approvalThis work has been carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (2000) of the World Medical Association. This study was approved by Department of Radiation Therapy, Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University. This article is a retrospective study. Therefore the Institutional waived the requirement to obtain distinct written informed consent from the patients.Data availability statementThe data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.Unblinded statementOur trial is a open trial, A total of 105 patients with middle-and advanced-stage EPC, who received treatment in our hospital from 2019 to 2021, were included. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy plan was executed at Raystation4.7. The prescription dose of PTV-G and PTV-C was set as 60 Gy/30 F and 54 Gy/30 F, respectively. We collectet the parameter record such as the morphological parameters, such as PTV-G length, PTV-G volume, total lung volume, and total lung length, were measured on CT images by clinicians. The spinal cord D2, spinal cord Dmean, heart Dmean, heart V40, and other dosimetric parameters were calculated according to the dose volume histograms.The linear regression model was used to analyze the correlation between morphologic parameters of EPC and dosimetric parameters of the heart and spinal cord. Funding statement: not applicableConflict of Interest Statement: not applicable