From: Robotic-based carbon ion therapy and patient positioning in 6 degrees of freedom: setup accuracy of two standard immobilization devices used in carbon ion therapy and IMRT
6DOF
p =
3DOF
Action Levels
Scotchcast
Thermoplast
> 3 mm (component)
3%
23%
< 0.001
22%
15%
0.057
> 3 mm (radial vector)
7%
28%
53%
49%
0.448