The Australian magnetic resonance imaging–linac program
The Australian magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–Linac program is a $16-million
government-funded project to advance the science and clinical practice of exquisite real …
government-funded project to advance the science and clinical practice of exquisite real …
Medical physics challenges in clinical MR-guided radiotherapy
The integration of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for guidance in external beam
radiotherapy has faced significant research and development efforts in recent years. The …
radiotherapy has faced significant research and development efforts in recent years. The …
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 …
technique is having an increasing role in contouring the gross tumor volume (GTV) and …
Future of medical physics: real‐time MRI‐guided proton therapy
With the recent clinical implementation of real‐time MRI‐guided x‐ray beam therapy
(MRXT), attention is turning to the concept of combining real‐time MRI guidance with proton …
(MRXT), attention is turning to the concept of combining real‐time MRI guidance with proton …
ICRU REPORT 97: MRI-guided radiation therapy using MRI-linear accelerators
The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU), since its
inception in 1925, has had as its principal objective the development of internationally …
inception in 1925, has had as its principal objective the development of internationally …
Optimizing MR-guided radiotherapy for breast cancer patients
ML Groot Koerkamp, JE Vasmel, NS Russell… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Current research in radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer is evaluating neoadjuvant as
opposed to adjuvant partial breast irradiation (PBI) with the aim of reducing the volume of …
opposed to adjuvant partial breast irradiation (PBI) with the aim of reducing the volume of …
Monte Carlo study of ionization chamber magnetic field correction factors as a function of angle and beam quality
VN Malkov, DWO Rogers - Medical Physics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To use EGSnrc Monte Carlo simulations for magnetic field dosimetry to determine
optimal measurement orientations, calculate beam quality conversion factors for 32 …
optimal measurement orientations, calculate beam quality conversion factors for 32 …
Reference dosimetry in MRI-linacs: evaluation of available protocols and data to establish a Code of Practice
With the rapid increase in clinical treatments with MRI-linacs, a consistent, harmonized and
sustainable ground for reference dosimetry in MRI-linacs is needed. Specific for reference …
sustainable ground for reference dosimetry in MRI-linacs is needed. Specific for reference …
A formalism for reference dosimetry in photon beams in the presence of a magnetic field
B van Asselen, SJ Woodings, SL Hackett… - Physics in Medicine …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
A generic formalism is proposed for reference dosimetry in the presence of a magnetic field.
Besides the regular correction factors from the conventional reference dosimetry formalisms …
Besides the regular correction factors from the conventional reference dosimetry formalisms …
Charged particle transport in magnetic fields in EGSnrc
VN Malkov, DWO Rogers - Medical physics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To accurately and efficiently implement charged particle transport in a magnetic
field in EGSnrc and validate the code for the use in phantom and ion chamber simulations …
field in EGSnrc and validate the code for the use in phantom and ion chamber simulations …