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Table 1 Average covering ratios of the stomach based on skin, bone, and 4D soft-tissue matching according to PTV structures of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 mm margins for eight patients

From: Impact of four-dimensional cone-beam computed tomography on target localization for gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma radiotherapy: reducing planning target volume

PTV structure (mm)

Covering ratio (%)

P value

Skin matching

Bone matching

4D soft-tissue matching

5

17.9

19.6

33.8

0.323

10

53.8

52.8

76.7

0.053

15

82.5

79.7

98.0

0.003

20

95.2

93.4

99.4

0.186

25

99.2

99.1

100.0

0.320

30

100.0

99.8

100.0

0.368