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Table 3 Setup displacement (mean ± standard deviation in mm) in three translational directions according to lower and higher 50% percentile of body-related factors during RT (10th fraction)

From: Impact of body-mass factors on setup displacement in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy using daily on-line image guidance

Variable

AP-SE

AP-RE

SI-SE

SI-RE

ML-SE

ML-RE

rT (level A)

      

Lower (<0.98)

1.0 ± 0.6

0.8 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 1.2

1.6 ± 0.8

2.0 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.4

Higher (>0.98)

1.2 ± 0.5

0.9 ± 0.3

2.1 ± 0.8

1.4 ± 0.7

1.7 ± 0.7

1.0 ± 0.3

p value

0.193

0.294

0.854

0.423

0.224

0.043*

rT (level B)

      

Lower (<0.97)

1.1 ± 0.6

0.8 ± 0.2

2.2 ± 1.1

1.3 ± 0.5

1.8 ± 0.7

1.2 ± 0.4

Higher (>0.97)

1.2 ± 0.6

0.9 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 1.0

1.9 ± 0.7

0.9 ± 0.3

p value

0.667

0.918

0.473

0.448

0.334

0.019*

rBW

      

Lower (<0.99)

1.2 ± 0.6

0.9 ± 0.2

2.2 ± 0.9

1.4 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 0.4

Higher (>0.99)

1.1 ± 0.5

0.9 ± 0.3

2.2 ± 1.1

1.5 ± 0.9

1.8 ± 0.6

1.0 ± 0.3

p value

0.851

0.884

0.819

0.884

0.787

0.267

  1. Abbreviation: rT = ratio of thickness, during-RT/pre-RT; rBW = ratio of body weight, during-RT/pre-RT; AP = anterior-posterior, SI = superior-inferior; ML = medial-lateral; SE = systematic error; RE = random error.
  2. Note: asterisk respresents statistical significance.