Magnetic resonance‐guided radiation therapy: a review

S Chin, CL Eccles, A McWilliam… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance‐guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) is a promising approach to
improving clinical outcomes for patients treated with radiation therapy. The roles of image …

[HTML][HTML] Online adaptive radiotherapy potentially reduces toxicity for high-risk prostate cancer treatment

RL Christiansen, L Dysager, CR Hansen… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose With daily, MR-guided online adapted radiotherapy (MRgART) it
may be possible to reduce the PTV in pelvic RT. This study investigated the potential …

Dosimetric comparison of MR-linac-based IMRT and conventional VMAT treatment plans for prostate cancer

V Da Silva Mendes, L Nierer, M Li, S Corradini… - Radiation …, 2021 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the performance of intensity
modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans, planned for low-field strength magnetic …

MR‐guided proton therapy: impact of magnetic fields on the detector response

H Fuchs, F Padilla‐Cabal, L Zimmermann… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate the response of detectors for proton dosimetry in the presence of
magnetic fields. Material and Methods Four ionization chambers (ICs), two thimble‐type and …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of plan quality in radiotherapy planning with an MR-linac

AJAJ van de Schoot, W van den Wollenberg… - Physics and Imaging in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & purpose Clinical introduction of magnetic resonance (MR)-guided
radiotherapy involves treatment planning while taking into account machine-specific …

[HTML][HTML] MR-Linac radiotherapy–the beam angle selection problem

R Bijman, L Rossi, T Janssen, P de Ruiter… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background With the large-scale introduction of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT),
selection of optimal beam angles for coplanar static-beam IMRT has increasingly become …

[HTML][HTML] Planning feasibility of extremely hypofractionated prostate radiotherapy on a 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging guided linear accelerator

MD den Hartogh, HCJ de Boer… - Physics and imaging in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Recently, intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer patients have
been treated in a multicenter phase II trial with extremely hypofractionated prostate …

Investigating the impact of patient arm position in an MR‐linac on liver SBRT treatment plans

W van den Wollenberg, P de Ruiter… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The superior soft‐tissue contrast offered by the integrated magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) of the Unity MR‐linac compared to the x‐ray‐based image guidance on …

Dosimetric analysis of MR‐LINAC treatment plans for salvage spine SBRT re‐irradiation

EY Han, DN Yeboa, TM Briere, J Yang… - Journal of applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We investigated the feasibility of thoracic spine stereotactic body radiotherapy
(SBRT) using the Elekta Unity magnetic resonance‐guided linear accelerator (MRL) in …

Evaluation of a simplified optimizer for MR‐guided adaptive RT in case of pancreatic cancer

D Cusumano, L Boldrini, S Menna… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Magnetic resonance‐guided adaptive radiotherapy (MRgART) is considered a
promising resource for pancreatic cancer, as it allows to online modify the dose distribution …