Operating procedures, risk management and challenges during implementation of adaptive and non-adaptive MR-guided radiotherapy: 1-year single-center experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Main purpose was to describe procedures and identify challenges in the implementation process of adaptive and non-adaptive MR-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT), especially new risks in workflow due to the new technique. We herein report the single center experience for the implementation of (MRgRT) and present an overview on our treatment practice.

Methods

Descriptive statistics were used to summarize clinical and technical characteristics of treatment and patient characteristics including sites treated between April 2019 and end of March 2020 after ethical approval. A risk analysis was performed to identify risks of the online adaptive workflow.

Results

A summary of the processes on the MR-Linac including workflows, quality assurance and possible pitfalls is pre

SUBMITTER: Garcia Schuler HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8591958 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature