Evaluation of Deformable Image Registration Methods for Dose Monitoring in Head and Neck Radiotherapy

Table 4

List of all the 14 landmarks used for the study.

Landmark; index	Tissue landmark	Description
1	Bone	The odontoid
2		The lower part of the mandible
3		The superior thyroid notch (part of the thyroid cartilage)
4-5		The right (4) and left (5) lesser cornu of the hyoid bone
6		The superior and left part of the sternum (near the left sternoclavicular joint)
7		The posterior part of the intervertebral disk (C2-C3)
8	Soft	The vallecula
9		The philtrum
10		The lower part of the palatine uvula
11-12		The right (11) and left (12) carotid bifurcation
13-14		The right (13) and left (14) parotid gland (PG)

A total of 7 bony landmarks and 7 soft tissue landmarks have been defined.