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Table 2 Image-Guided Radiotherapy Techniques

From: Consideration of image guidance in patterns of failure analyses of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: a systematic review

Frequency

Daily

Weekly

Day 1–3 or 1–5 daily, then weekly

Other

 

N/R

18

12

7

3

 

70

No-action-level used

Yes

No

   

N/R

 

8

14

   

88

IGRT technique

3D

2D

Surface scanner

Other

 

N/R

 

21

14

1

6

 

72

Matching structures

Bone

Soft Tissue

Fiducials

Surface

Other

N/R

 

13

3

0

0

0

96

Immobilization mask

Head

Head & neck

Head, neck & shoulder

Unspecified type

None

N/R

 

2

8

39

29

4

28

Immobilization support

Bite block

Other

Stereotactic head frame (invasive and non-invasive)

 

None

N/R

 

7

13

4

 

15

71

Setup correction

3DoF

4DoF

6DoF

  

N/R

 

9

0

1

  

100

  1. DoF: Degrees of freedom; IGRT: Image-guided radiotherapy; N/R: Not reported;