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Table 1 Overview of patient data derived from 4D-CT imaging and the external breathing signal

From: Influence of increased target dose inhomogeneity on margins for breathing motion compensation in conformal stereotactic body radiotherapy

Patient

Tumor Ø

(mm)

AMax

(mm)

σPDF

(mm)

PMean PDF

(mm)

1

18

11.5

3.8

-1.0

2

18

11.1

2.8

-0.6

3

12

17.4

4.2

-3.1

4

25

4.9

1.8

-0.7

5

40

26.8

7.1

-5.6

6

32

5.5

1.4

-1.2

7

27

3.0

0.8

-0.4

8

15

10.9

2.9

-1.2

9

10

3.6

0.9

-0.1

10

8

7.8

2.3

-1.3

  1. Abbreviations: range of the probability density function (PDF) AMax, standard deviation of the PDF σPDF, time-weighted mean target position PMean: this position is defined as the distance from the geometrical centre of the PDF