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. 2018 Jun 11;13(6):e0198844. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198844

Table 2. The detailed data of marker motion during free-breathing and inter-CBCT session marker displacement using breath-hold.

Location Range Median absolute maximum amplitudes (IQR) The 95th percentile values of marker motion
Marker motion during free-breathing
Ut RL -2.5 to 5.5 1.7(1.4) 3.5
AP -3.1 to 3.3 2.0 (1.5) 2.3
SI -9.1 to 1.1 3.6 (4.1) 6.5
Mt RL -1.6 to 2.2 0.8 (1.1) 1.7
AP -2.3 to 2.5 1.4 (1.2) 2.1
SI -16.4 to 2.0 4.8 (3.6) 8.3
Lt RL -4 to 1.8 1.8 (0.8) 3.5
AP -6.3 to 0.7 1.9 (2.0) 4.2
SI -15.9 to 0.6 8.0 (4.5) 12.6
Inter-CBCT session marker displacement using breath-hold
Ut RL -2.0 to 3.3 1.3 (1.0) 1.9
AP -1.7 to 2.4 1.1 (0.7) 1.4
SI -4.1 to 5.2 3.3 (1.8) 3.9
Mt RL -2.6 to 1.4 0.7 (0.7) 1.5
AP -1.7 to 1.9 1.1 (0.4) 1.4
SI -4.4 to 5.6 3.4(1.4) 4.5
Lt RL -4.7 to 5.2 2.0 (0.8) 2.5
AP -3.5 to 2.1 2.6 (2.2) 3.1
SI -5.7 to 5.2 3.5 (1.8) 4.1

Ut: upper thoracic esophagus, Mt: middle thoracic esophagus, Lt: lower thoracic esophagus /esophagogastric junction, IQR: interquartile range, RL: right–left on the x-axis, AP: anterior–posterior on the y-axis, SI: superior-inferior on the z-axis