Clinical experience and workflow challenges with magnetic resonance-only radiation therapy simulation and planning for prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Magnetic Resonance (MR)-only planning has been implemented clinically for radiotherapy of prostate cancer. However, fewer studies exist regarding the overall success rate of MR-only workflows. We report on successes and challenges of implementing MR-only workflows for prostate.

Materials and methods

A total of 585 patients with prostate cancer underwent an MR-only simulation and planning between 06/2016-06/2018. MR simulation included images for contouring, synthetic-CT generation and fiducial identification. Workflow interruptions occurred that required a backup CT, a re-simulation or an update to our current quality assurance (QA) process. The challenges were prospectively evaluated and classified into syn-CT generation, motion/artifacts in the MRs,

SUBMITTER: Tyagi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7598055 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature