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Table 1 Analysis of prostate intrafraction motion

From: Intrafraction motion of the prostate during an IMRT session: a fiducial-based 3D measurement with Cone-beam CT

n = 39

 

ΔTranslation (mm)

Overall motion

Median vector length

3

 

M

3

 

Σ

0.9

 

σ

1.7

Motion of bony anatomy

Median vector length

1.8

 

M

2.9

 

Σ

1

 

σ

3.2

Soft tissue motion (relative to pelvic bones)

Median vector length

1.9

 

M

3

 

Σ

1.3

 

σ

2.6

  1. M: group systematic error, Σ: standard deviation of the systematic error; σ: standard deviation of the random error.