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Table 3 Discrepancies in lumpectomy cavity (LC) volumes; in conformity index and in distances between centres of gravity of each LC volume when the study was restricted to CT slices containing surgical clips.

From: 3D-conformal Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation treatment planning: the value of surgical clips in the delineation of the lumpectomy cavity

  

Volume of lumpectomy cavity - cm3 (n = 40)

P*

Conformity index

Distance between gravity centres (mm)

ΔJ1-J2

Med

(min; max)

- 0.9

(-17.9; 13.1)

0.02

0.64

(0.36; 0.80)

2.2

(0.0; 11.9)

ΔJ1-E1

Med

(min; max)

1.5

(-4.5; 17.7)

0.007

0.65

(0.13; 0.82)

1.8

(0.5; 26.3)

ΔJ1-E2

Med

(min; max)

3.5

(-20.9; 24.5)

< 0.0001

0.57

(0.09; 0.77)

2.4

(0.6; 30.9)

ΔJ2-E1

Med

(min; max)

3.5

(-4.9; 22.8)

< 0.0001

0.57

(0.24; 0.86)

2.4

(0.7; 20.4)

ΔJ2-E2

Med

(min; max)

4.2

(-7.5; 27.1)

< 0.0001

0.55

(0.07; 0.88)

3.1

(1.3; 24.7)

ΔE1-E2

Med

(min; max)

1.6

(-27.4; 10.2)

< 0.0002

0.62

(0.38; 0.73)

2.51

(0.2; 10.0)

  1. * p value for testing equality of volumes between physicians ( < 0.01 is significant).
  2. ΔJ1-J2 = between J1 and J2. ΔJ1-E1 = between J1 and E1. ΔJ1-E2 = between J1 and E2. ΔJ2-E1 = between J2 and E1. ΔJ2-E1 = between J2 and E2. ΔE1-E2 = between E1 and E2.