Integrated MRI-guided radiotherapy—opportunities and challenges

PJ Keall, C Brighi, C Glide-Hurst, G Liney… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
MRI can help to categorize tissues as malignant or non-malignant both anatomically and
functionally, with a high level of spatial and temporal resolution. This non-invasive imaging …

MR-guided hypofractionated radiotherapy: current emerging data and promising perspectives for localized prostate cancer

F Cuccia, S Corradini, R Mazzola, L Spiazzi, M Rigo… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The biological features of prostate cancer as a tumor with a low alpha beta
ratio have led clinicians to consider the use of higher doses per fraction, thus gaining an …

ICRU REPORT 97: MRI-guided radiation therapy using MRI-linear accelerators

PJ Keall, CK Glide-Hurst, M Cao, P Lee… - Journal of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU), since its
inception in 1925, has had as its principal objective the development of internationally …

Deep learning‐based auto segmentation using generative adversarial network on magnetic resonance images obtained for head and neck cancer patients

D Kawahara, M Tsuneda, S Ozawa… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Adaptive radiotherapy requires auto‐segmentation in patients with head and neck
(HN) cancer. In the current study, we propose an auto‐segmentation model using a …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of therapeutic radiographer contouring for magnetic resonance image guided online adaptive prostate radiotherapy

GA Smith, A Dunlop, SE Alexander, H Barnes… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Purpose The implementation of MRI-guided online adaptive
radiotherapy has facilitated the extension of therapeutic radiographers' roles to include …

[HTML][HTML] An ESTRO-ACROP guideline on quality assurance and medical physics commissioning of online MRI guided radiotherapy systems based on a consensus …

S Tanadini-Lang, G Budgell, O Bohoudi… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The goal of this consensus expert opinion process was to define quality assurance
(QA) tests for online magnetic resonance image (MRI)-guided radiotherapy (oMRgRT) …

MR-LINAC, a new partner in radiation oncology: current landscape

A Ocanto, L Torres, M Montijano, D Rincón… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This manuscript is entitled “MR-LINAC, a new partner in radiation
oncology: current landscape” in response to your invitation to collaborate on the Special …

Early experience with MR‐guided adaptive radiotherapy using a 1.5 T MR‐Linac: first 6 months of operation using adapt to shape workflow

J de Leon, D Crawford, Z Moutrie… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The magnetic resonance linear accelerator (MRL) offers improved soft tissue
visualization to guide daily adaptive radiotherapy treatment. This manuscript aims to report …

Focused ultrasound and ultrasound stimulated microbubbles in radiotherapy enhancement for cancer treatment

KX Leong, D Sharma… - Technology in Cancer …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Radiation therapy (RT) has been the standard of care for treating a multitude of cancer
types. However, ionizing radiation has adverse short and long-term side effects which have …

[HTML][HTML] Online adaptive MR-guided radiotherapy: Conformity of contour adaptation for prostate cancer, rectal cancer and lymph node oligometastases among …

MJA Rasing, GG Sikkes, NGPM Vissers… - Technical innovations & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Online adaptive MR-guided treatment planning workflows
facilitate daily contour adaptation to the actual anatomy. Allocating contour adaptation to …