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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pract Radiat Oncol. 2013 May 21;4(1):e21–e29. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.04.002
1mm calc grid
PTV to Skin (mm) C.I. Hot Spot (%) TPS SD underestimation(%)
0 1.08 117.8 −10.3
1 1.06 115.9 −10.6
2 1.04 113.9 −10.9
3 1.02 111.9 −11.2
4 1.00 109.9 −11.6
5 0.98 108 −12.1
Average −11.1
2mm calc grid
PTV to Skin (mm) C.I. Hot Spot (%) TPS SD underestimation(%)
0 1.09 118.4 1.7
1 1.07 116.2 1.3
2 1.05 114.1 0.8
3 1.03 112.0 0.2
4 1.01 109.8 0.4
5 0.98 107.7 1.1
Average 0.9
3mm calc grid
PTV to Skin (mm) C.I. Hot Spot (%) TPS SD underestimation(%)
0 1.10 118.9 9.9
1 1.08 116.7 9.8
2 1.05 114.6 9.6
3 1.03 112.5 9.5
4 1.01 110.4 93
5 0.99 108.3 9.1
Average 9.5
5mm calc grid
PTV to Skin (mm) C.I. Hot Spot (%) TPS SD underestimation(%)
0 1.14 122.3 16.5
1 1.11 120.1 18.1
2 1.09 117.9 19.8
3 1.07 115.6 21.8
4 1.04 113.4 24.0
5 1.02 111.2 26.6
Average 21.1