| Literature DB >> 24931091 |
David A Jaffray1, Marco C Carlone2, Michael F Milosevic2, Stephen L Breen2, Teodor Stanescu3, Alexandra Rink3, Hamideh Alasti2, Anna Simeonov2, Michael C Sweitzer4, Jeffrey D Winter5.
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.Mesh：
Year: 2014 PMID： 24931091 DOI： 10.1016/j.semradonc.2014.02.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Radiat Oncol ISSN： 1053-4296 Impact factor: 5.934