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. 2015 Jul 8;16(4):125–148. doi: 10.1120/jacmp.v16i4.5313

Table 7.

The distance between the BB center and the isocenter after couch pitch and roll positioning

Distance (mm)
No Weight With Weight (13.8 kg)
Pitch/Roll MV AP KV RT Lat MV AP KV RT Lat
0°/0°
0.0 0.0 0.0 L 0.3 S 0.1 0.0 S 0.1 0.0
+3°/+3°
I 0.2 L 0.2 0.0 L 0.4 0.0 L 0.4 I 0.2 0.0
3°/3°
S 0.1 R 0.1 0.0 0.0 S 0.3 R 0.3 S 0.5 0.0
0°/0°
0.0 0.0 0.0 L 0.2 S 0.1 0.0 S 0.1 L 0.2

I=inferior; S=superior; L=left; R=right; I 0.2=the BB was 0.2 mm inferiorly from the isocenter.