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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Oct 8;81(3):880–887. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.1978

Table 5.

PTV margins calculated from interfraction and intrafraction errors of this study and other investigators using margin formula: 2.5Σ + 0.7σ.

Margin

Study (First Author) Method Time(min) LR (mm) SI (mm) AP (mm)
Inter-fraction Setup Error Only
(after skin mark setup)

Van den Heuvel et al. EPID 13 12.5 11.6
O'Daniel et al. kV CT 5.8 9.9 12.3
Litzenberg et al. Calypso 8 10 7.3
This Study Calypso 8.3 10.5 14.2

Intra-fraction Organ Motion Error Only
(after online correction using markers)

Nederveen et al. EPID Cine Images ~2–3 0.24 2 1
Kitamura et al. kV Fluoro ~2 0.2 1.2 0.6
Aubry et al. EPID pre & Post Tx 1.1 1.7 2.7
McNair et al. EPID pre & Post Tx 3.1 3.4 3.6
Schallenkamp et al. EPID inter-beam 3.4 2.2 3.1
Litzenberg et al. Calypso ~8 1.8 7.1 5.8
Litzenberg et al. Calypso (every 2 mins) ~8 1.4 1.8 2.3
This Study Calypso ~8 1.3 2.3 2.8
This Study Calypso (every 2 mins) ~8 0.5 1 1.5