Medical physics challenges in clinical MR-guided radiotherapy

C Kurz, G Buizza, G Landry, F Kamp, M Rabe… - Radiation …, 2020 - Springer
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 planning using MRI

MA Schmidt, GS Payne - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in radiotherapy (RT) planning is rapidly
expanding. We review the wide range of image contrast mechanisms available to MRI and …

MR-guided radiation therapy: transformative technology and its role in the central nervous system

Y Cao, CL Tseng, JM Balter, F Teng, HA Parmar… - Neuro …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
This review article describes advancement of magnetic resonance imaging technologies in
radiation therapy planning, guidance, and adaptation of brain tumors. The potential for MR …

Online magnetic resonance image guided adaptive radiation therapy: first clinical applications

S Acharya, BW Fischer-Valuck, R Kashani… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To demonstrate the feasibility of online adaptive magnetic resonance (MR) image
guided radiation therapy (MR-IGRT) through reporting of our initial clinical experience and …

A novel MRI segmentation method using CNN‐based correction network for MRI‐guided adaptive radiotherapy

Y Fu, TR Mazur, X Wu, S Liu, X Chang, Y Lu… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to expedite the contouring process for MRI‐guided
adaptive radiotherapy (MR‐IGART), a convolutional neural network (CNN) deep‐learning …

First clinical implementation of real‐time, real anatomy tracking and radiation beam control

OL Green, LJ Rankine, B Cai, A Curcuru… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We describe the acceptance testing, commissioning, periodic quality assurance,
and workflow procedures developed for the first clinically implemented magnetic resonance …

[HTML][HTML] Two-and-a-half-year clinical experience with the world's first magnetic resonance image guided radiation therapy system

BW Fischer-Valuck, L Henke, O Green… - Advances in radiation …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Magnetic resonance image guided radiation therapy (MR-IGRT) has been used at
our institution since 2014. We report on more than 2 years of clinical experience in treating …

Gadoxetate for direct tumor therapy and tracking with real-time MRI-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy of the liver

AP Wojcieszynski, SA Rosenberg, JV Brower… - Radiotherapy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
SBRT is increasingly utilized in liver tumor treatment. MRI-guided RT allows for real-time
MRI tracking during therapy. Liver tumors are often poorly visualized and most contrast …

[HTML][HTML] Air–electron stream interactions during magnetic resonance IGRT

JM Park, KH Shin, J Kim, SY Park, SH Jeon… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2017 - infona.pl
Purpose To investigate and to prevent irradiation outside the treatment field caused by an
electron stream in the air generated by the magnetic field during magnetic resonance image …

Magnetic resonance imaging for target delineation and daily treatment modification

R Kashani, JR Olsen - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has become a prevalent modality in radiation oncology
owing to its excellent soft-tissue contrast and ability to provide functional information. Recent …