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Table 4 Variation of tumor volume during radiotherapy(cm3,mean ± SD,)

From: Detection of interfraction displacement and volume variance during radiotherapy of primary thoracic esophageal cancer based on repeated four-dimensional CT scans

Group

GTVmean

IGTVMIP

IGTV10

Simulation

Tenth

Twentieth

Simulation

Tenth

Twentieth

Simulation

Tenth

Twentieth

Upper

14.82 ± 10.22

12.15 ± 7.15

11.24 ± 10.17

15.5 ± 10.00

12.84 ± 7.61

11.84 ± 10.37

19.95 ± 14.30

16.44 ± 10.44

16.89 ± 18.41

Mid-

33.63 ± 17.15

29.63 ± 17.39

24.21 ± 13.25

35.18 ± 18.29

31.16 ± 18.22

25.33 ± 13.90

42.40 ± 21.18

37.86 ± 21.46

31.69 ± 16.49

Distal

22.04 ± 8.67

20.92 ± 8.69

17.69 ± 7.43

23.10 ± 8.67

21.96 ± 9.18

18.70 ± 7.81

29.68 ± 11.09

27.90 ± 12.57

23.98 ± 10.40

Total

25.08 ± 15.53

22.35 ± 14.59

17.95 ± 11.75

26.25 ± 16.07

23.62 ± 15.33

18.87 ± 12.23

32.51 ± 19.10

28.88 ± 18.30

24.47 ± 16.36

  1. Abbreviation: GTV gross tumor volume, IGTV internal gross tumor volume, MIP maximum intensity projection, simulation the simulation 4DCT scan, tenth the tenth 4DCT scan, twentieth the twentieth 4DCT scan.