Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): considerations and applications in radiotherapy treatment planning

VS Khoo, DP Dearnaley, DJ Finnigan… - Radiotherapy and …, 1997 - Elsevier
The emerging utilisation of conformal radiotherapy (RT) planning requires sophisticated
imaging modalities. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has introduced several added …

[HTML][HTML] Radiotherapy planning using MRI

MA Schmidt, GS Payne - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in radiotherapy (RT) planning is rapidly
expanding. We review the wide range of image contrast mechanisms available to MRI and …

The potential for an enhanced role for MRI in radiation-therapy treatment planning

P Metcalfe, GP Liney, L Holloway… - … in cancer research …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The exquisite soft-tissue contrast of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has meant that the
technique is having an increasing role in contouring the gross tumor volume (GTV) and …

Magnetic resonance imaging acquisition techniques for radiotherapy planning

GP Liney, MA Moerland - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a number of benefits for the planning of
radiotherapy (RT), but its uptake into clinical practice has often been restricted to specialist …

New developments in MRI for target volume delineation in radiotherapy

VS Khoo, DL Joon - The British journal of radiology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
MRI is being increasingly used in oncology for staging, assessing tumour response and also
for treatment planning in radiotherapy. Both conformal and intensity-modulated radiotherapy …

Emerging role of MRI in radiation therapy

H Chandarana, H Wang, RHN Tijssen… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in multimodality imaging, providing accurate information of the irradiated target
volume and the adjacent critical structures or organs at risk (OAR), has made significant …

MR guidance in radiotherapy

JJW Lagendijk, BW Raaymakers… - Physics in Medicine …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of modern MRI technology in radiotherapy is fast growing. MRI is entering all facets
of radiotherapy. This review will start with a very short overview of the newest developments …

Integration of magnetic resonance imaging into radiation therapy treatment planning: I. Technical considerations

BA Fraass, DL McShan, RF Diaz, RK Ten Haken… - International Journal of …, 1987 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of a feasibility study specifically addressing the technical and
operational difficulties in making quantitative use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment planning using MRI data: an analysis of the dose calculation accuracy for different treatment regions

JH Jonsson, MG Karlsson, M Karlsson, T Nyholm - Radiation oncology, 2010 - Springer
Background Because of superior soft tissue contrast, the use of magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) as a complement to computed tomography (CT) in the target definition …

MRI simulation for radiotherapy treatment planning

S Devic - Medical physics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades, the computed tomography simulator became the standard of the
contemporary radiotherapy treatment planning (RTP) process. Along the same time, the …