A facility for magnetic resonance-guided radiation therapy.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.semradonc.2014.02.012.
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is routinely employed in the design of radiotherapy (RT) treatment plans for many disease sites. It is evident that tighter integration of MR imaging into the RT process would increase confidence in dose placement and facilitate the integration of new MR imaging information (including anatomical and functional imaging) into the therapy process. To this end, a dedicated MR-guided RT (MRgRT) facility has been created that integrates a state-of-the-art linear accelerator delivery system, high-dose rate brachytherapy afterloader, and superconducting MR scanner to allow MR-based online treatment guidance, adaptive replanning, and response monitoring while maintaining the clinical functionality of the existing delivery systems. This system is housed within a dedicated MRgRT suite and operates in a coordinated fashion to assure safe and efficient MRgRT treatments.
Medical subject headings
- Facility Design and Construction
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Radiation Oncology
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided