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)