Magnetic resonance linear accelerator technology and adaptive radiation therapy: An overview for clinicians.

ABSTRACT: Radiation therapy (RT) continues to play an important role in the treatment of cancer. Adaptive RT (ART) is a novel method through which RT treatments are evolving. With the ART approach, computed tomography or magnetic resonance (MR) images are obtained as part of the treatment delivery process. This enables the adaptation of the irradiated volume to account for changes in organ and/or tumor position, movement, size, or shape that may occur over the course of treatment. The advantages and challenges of ART maybe somewhat abstract to oncologists and clinicians outside of the specialty of radiation oncology. ART is positioned to affect many different types of cancer. There is a wide spectrum of hypothesized benefits, from small toxicity improvements to meaningful gains in overall survival.

SUBMITTER: Hall WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8985054 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature