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 …

American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 53: quality assurance for clinical radiotherapy treatment planning

B Fraass, K Doppke, M Hunt, G Kutcher… - Medical …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the sophistication and complexity of clinical treatment planning and
treatment planning systems has increased significantly, particularly including three …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): considerations and applications in radiotherapy treatment planning

VS Khoo, DP Dearnaley, DJ Finnigan… - Radiotherapy and …, 1997 - Elsevier
The emerging utilisation of conformal radiotherapy (RT) planning requires sophisticated
imaging modalities. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has introduced several added …

Patterns of failure following high-dose 3-D conformal radiotherapy for high-grade astrocytomas: a quantitative dosimetric study

SW Lee, BA Fraass, LH Marsh, K Herbort… - International Journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
Purpose: To analyze the failure patterns for patients with high-grade astrocytomas treated
with high-dose conformal radiotherapy (CRT) using a quantitative technique to calculate the …

New developments in MRI for target volume delineation in radiotherapy

VS Khoo, DL Joon - The British journal of radiology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
MRI is being increasingly used in oncology for staging, assessing tumour response and also
for treatment planning in radiotherapy. Both conformal and intensity-modulated radiotherapy …

Target definition in prostate, head, and neck

C Rasch, R Steenbakkers, M Van Herk - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2005 - Elsevier
Target definition is a major source of errors in both prostate and head and neck external-
beam radiation treatment. Delineation errors remain constant during the course of radiation …

L-(methyl-11C) methionine positron emission tomography for target delineation in resected high-grade gliomas before radiotherapy

AL Grosu, WA Weber, E Riedel, B Jeremic… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Purpose: Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), residual tumor cannot be differentiated
from nonspecific postoperative changes in operated patients with brain gliomas. The higher …

MRI simulation for radiotherapy treatment planning

S Devic - Medical physics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades, the computed tomography simulator became the standard of the
contemporary radiotherapy treatment planning (RTP) process. Along the same time, the …

The potential impact of CT-MRI matching on tumor volume delineation in advanced head and neck cancer.

C Rasch, R Keus, FA Pameijer, W Koops… - … journal of radiation …, 1997 - europepmc.org
The potential impact of CT-MRI matching on tumor volume delineation in advanced head and
neck cancer. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe PMC …

Influence of MRI on target volume delineation and IMRT planning in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

B Emami, A Sethi, GJ Petruzzelli - International Journal of Radiation …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare CT and MRI target volumes for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)
and evaluate the role of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in treating composite CT+ …