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. 2013 Apr 2;8:78. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-8-78

Table 2.

Summary of inter-fraction and intra-fraction translational error and rotational error in each dimension

Translational error (mm)
  Initial inter-fraction error
Residual inter-fraction error
Intra-fraction error
ML SI AP ML SI AP ML SI AP
M
−0.3
−0.9
0.8
0
−0.4
0.2
0
−0.2
−0.3
SD
1.5
1.3
1.2
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.7
0.7
Minimum
−5.2
−4.8
−2.9
−2.0
−2.0
−1.9
−1.5
−2.4
−2.8
Maximum
5.0
2.0
4.2
1.8
2.0
2.0
2.1
1.8
0.7
Σ
1.4
1.0
1.0
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.4
σ
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.6
0.6
Rotational error (°)
 
Initial inter-fraction error
Residual inter-fraction error
Intra-fraction error
pitch
roll
yaw
pitch
roll
yaw
pitch
roll
yaw
M
−0.7
−0.2
−0.2
−0.7
−0.1
−0.1
−0.1
0.1
0
SD
0.9
1.4
1.0
0.9
1.4
0.9
0.5
0.5
0.4
Minimum
−3.5
−4.4
−4.0
−3.0
−3.0
−3.0
−2.8
−1.2
−1.5
Maximum
2.1
2.9
2.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
1.4
1.5
0.9
Σ
0.7
1.0
0.7
0.7
1.0
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.2
σ 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4

M, mean of all patients’ mean; SD, standard deviation; Σ, systematic setup uncertainty; σ, random setup uncertainty; ML, medial–lateral; SI, superior–inferior; AP, anterior–posterior.