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. 2016 Mar 28;11(3):e0151709. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151709

Table 3. Calculated CTV to PTV Margins Proposed by Stroom et al.’s [21] and van Herk et al.’s [22, 24] Formulas Based on the Systematic (Σ) and Random (σ) Errors.

Series Image tool Recipe PTV margin
Translational Rotational
Lateral Longitudin Vertical Pitch Roll Yaw
(mm) al (mm) (mm) (°) (°) (°)
Infusino et al. [18] ExacTrac Stroom et al, 1999 2.6 3.4 3.9 3.4 2.3 3.7
Van Herk et al, 2002 0.5 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.1 2.1
Oh et al. [13] CBCT Van Herk et al, 2000 3.73 3.45 3.24
Zhou et al [16] MVCT Stroom et al, 1999 4.8 5.0 1.5
Kataria et al. [17] CBCT Stroom et al, 1999 3.6 3.1 3.4
Van Herk et al, 2000 4.2 3.5 4.0
Present study ExacTrac Stroom et al, 1999*h 1.7 3.5 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.9
Van Herk et al, 2002* 1.0 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.7

* Stroom et al.’s formula [21] = 2 ∑ + 0.7σ, Van Herk et al.’s formula [22] = 2.5 ∑ + 0.7σ − 3mm