TY - JOUR
T1 - The future of image-guided radiotherapy will be MR guided
AU - Pollard, Julianne M.
AU - Wen, Zhifei
AU - Sadagopan, Ramaswamy
AU - Wang, Jihong
AU - Ibbott, Geoffrey S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Authors.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Advances in image-guided radiotherapy (RT) have allowed for dose escalation and more precise radiation treatment delivery. Each decade brings new imaging technologies to help improve RT patient setup. Currently, the most frequently used method of three-dimensional pre-treatment image verification is performed with cone beam CT. However, more recent developments have provided RT with the ability to have on-board MRI coupled to the teleradiotherapy unit. This latest tool for treating cancer is known as MR-guided RT. Several varieties of these units have been designed and installed in centres across the globe. Their prevalence, history, advantages and disadvantages are discussed in this review article. In preparation for the next generation of image-guided RT, this review also covers where MR-guided RT might be heading in the near future.
AB - Advances in image-guided radiotherapy (RT) have allowed for dose escalation and more precise radiation treatment delivery. Each decade brings new imaging technologies to help improve RT patient setup. Currently, the most frequently used method of three-dimensional pre-treatment image verification is performed with cone beam CT. However, more recent developments have provided RT with the ability to have on-board MRI coupled to the teleradiotherapy unit. This latest tool for treating cancer is known as MR-guided RT. Several varieties of these units have been designed and installed in centres across the globe. Their prevalence, history, advantages and disadvantages are discussed in this review article. In preparation for the next generation of image-guided RT, this review also covers where MR-guided RT might be heading in the near future.
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U2 - 10.1259/bjr.20160667
DO - 10.1259/bjr.20160667
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28256898
AN - SCOPUS:85019097381
SN - 0007-1285
VL - 90
JO - British Journal of Radiology
JF - British Journal of Radiology
IS - 1073
M1 - 20160667
ER -