Comprehensive MRI simulation methodology using a dedicated MRI scanner in radiation oncology for external beam radiation treatment planning

ES Paulson, B Erickson, C Schultz, X Allen Li - Medical physics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in radiation oncology is expanding
rapidly, and more clinics are integrating MRI into their radiation therapy workflows. However …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical implementation of magnetic resonance imaging simulation for radiation oncology planning: 5 year experience

D Moore-Palhares, L Ho, L Lu, B Chugh, D Vesprini… - radiation …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Integrating magnetic resonance (MR) into radiotherapy planning has several
advantages. This report details the clinical implementation of an MR simulation (MR …

Task group 284 report: magnetic resonance imaging simulation in radiotherapy: considerations for clinical implementation, optimization, and quality assurance

CK Glide‐Hurst, ES Paulson, K McGee… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The use of dedicated magnetic resonance simulation (MR‐SIM) platforms in Radiation
Oncology has expanded rapidly, introducing new equipment and functionality with the …

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 …

The integration of MRI in radiation therapy: collaboration of radiographers and radiation therapists

R Rai, S Kumar, V Batumalai, D Elwadia… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The increased utilisation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in radiation therapy (RT) has
led to the implementation of MRI simulators for RT treatment planning and influenced the …

Consensus opinion on MRI simulation for external beam radiation treatment planning

ES Paulson, SPM Crijns, BM Keller, J Wang… - Radiotherapy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aim To determine the levels at which consensus could be reached regarding general and
site-specific principles of MRI simulation for offline MRI-aided external beam radiation …

MRI-only treatment planning: benefits and challenges

AM Owrangi, PB Greer… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the past decade, the application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has increased,
and there is growing evidence to suggest that improvements in the accuracy of target …

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 …

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 …

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 …