Clinical implementation of magnetic resonance imaging simulation for radiation oncology planning: 5 year experience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Integrating magnetic resonance (MR) into radiotherapy planning has several advantages. This report details the clinical implementation of an MR simulation (MR-planning) program for external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in one of North America's largest radiotherapy programs.

Methods and materials

An MR radiotherapy planning program was developed and implemented at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in 2016 with two dedicated wide-bore MR platforms (1.5 and 3.0 Tesla). Planning MR was sequentially implemented every 3 months for separate treatment sites, including the central nervous system (CNS), gynecologic (GYN), head and neck (HN), genitourinary (GU), gastrointestinal (GI), breast, and brachial plexus. Essential protocols and processes were detailed in this report, incl

SUBMITTER: Moore-Palhares D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903411 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature