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Table 2 The mean and range of required margin

From: Correlation between patients’ anatomical characteristics and interfractional internal prostate motion during intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Dimension

Required margin

Mean (range)

Lateral (mm)

 Left

1.7 (0.9–2.8)

 Right

1.9 (1.2–4.4)

Craniocaudal (mm)

 Cranial

3.2 (1.9–4.3)

 Caudal

3.1 (1.0–4.9)

Anterioposterior (mm)

 Anterior

4.6 (1.4–17.0)

 Posterior

3.1 (0.8–6.9)