Table 2.
Statistical analysis results for MV films and surface imaging (SI) data using the DICOM reference surface () for preshifts and postshifts surfaces along the anterior‐posterior (AP), craniocaudal (CC), and left‐right (LR) directions
Preshifts (mm) | Postshifts (mm) | |||||||||||
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AP | CC | LR | AP | CC | LR | |||||||
SI ‐ Entire Surface | ||||||||||||
Group mean | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | ||||||
Systematic error | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | ||||||
Random error | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||||||
LOA: upper bound | 9.0 | 14.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 7.9 | ||||||
LOA: lower bound |
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LOA range | 12.8 | 21.1 | 15.5 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 14.8 | ||||||
Setup margin | 10.2 | 9.8 | 12.0 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ||||||
r | 0.49 | 0.14 | 0.66 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ||||||
SI ‐ Breast Surface | ||||||||||||
Group mean | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
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1.7 | ||||||
Systematic error | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||||||
Random error | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | ||||||
LOA: upper bound | 8.3 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 9.9 | ||||||
LOA: lower bound |
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LOA range | 12.6 | 21.9 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 15.9 | ||||||
Setup margin | 9.2 | 8.3 | 10.9 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ||||||
r | 0.47 |
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0.69 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ||||||
MV Films | ||||||||||||
Group mean |
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2.7 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ||||||
Systematic error | 1.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ||||||
Random error | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ||||||
Setup margin | 5.4 | 13.4 | 12.1 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |