MR Linac Radiotherapy: A New Personalized Treatment Approach comprises both clinical and physical aspects of this new technology. The book covers treatment planning, workflow and technical issues about MR-Linac. Specially, the clinical use of MR-Linac according to different cancer types is presented by experienced physicians. This is a unique guide for medical physicists, RTTs, dosimetrists and physicians, as well as radiation oncologists and their teams. The MR Linac combines two technologies - a magnetic resonance imaging scanner and a linear accelerator - to precisely locate tumors, tailor the shape of radiation beams in real-time, and precisely deliver doses of radiation, even to moving tumors.
This highly innovative technology is very new, and the number of newly installed MR-Linac machines will gradually increase worldwide. However, as there is no published book as a guideline, this book will help new MR-Linac users and centers planning to have MR-Linac.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title Page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. ii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. xix 6. Preface - p. xxvii 7. Chapter 1: Rationale for the MR-linac - p. 1 8. Chapter 2: Basics of MR imaging for the radiation oncologist - p. 5 9. Chapter 3: Technical concepts of MRI-Linac (MRL) - p. 33 10. Chapter 4: Linac dosimetry in a magnetic field - p. 63 11. Chapter 5: MR safety considerations for MRI-guided radiotherapy - p. 81 12. Chapter 6: Robust online adaptive planning: Toward a uniform MR-LINAC treatment planning technique - p. 101 13. Chapter 7: Immobilization and patient positioning considerations when using MRI for radiotherapy treatment planning - p. 123 14. Chapter 8: Treatment planning and delivery workflow steps in MR-guided adaptive RT - p. 153 15. Chapter 9: QA of MR-linac - p. 169 16. Chapter 10: Changing role of radiation therapy technologists in magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy - p. 193 17. Chapter 11: Central nervous system tumors - p. 211 18. Chapter 12: Esophageal cancer - p. 237 19. Chapter 13: Lung tumors - p. 271 20. Chapter 14: Breast cancer: Role of MR-guided radiation therapy - p. 283 21. Chapter 15: MR-guided radiotherapy for liver tumors: Hepatocarcinomas, cholangiocarcinomas, and liver metastases - p. 295 22. Chapter 16: Pancreatic cancers - p. 315 23. Chapter 17: MR linac radiation therapy: A real-time personalized approach for prostate cancer - p. 341 24. Chapter 18: Online MR-guided radiotherapy in rectal cancer—Dose escalation and beyond - p. 367 25. Chapter 19: Oligometastatic disease: Adrenal, lymph nodes, bone - p. 375 26. Chapter 20: Gynecological tumors - p. 397 27. Chapter 21: Magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy in pediatric cancers - p. 447 28. Chapter 22: MR-guided SBRT for unusual tumors (cardiac, kidney, bladder) - p. 473 29. Chapter 23: Patient reported outcomes in the use of MR-guided radiotherapy - p. 483 30. Chapter 24: Use of artificial intelligence in MR-guided RT - p. 491 31. Chapter 25: Radiomics for MR-Linacs: State of the art and future directions - p. 513 32. Index - p. 521
MR Linac Radiotherapy: A New Personalized Treatment Approach comprises both clinical and physical aspects of this new technology. The book covers treatment planning, workflow and technical issues about MR-Linac. Specially, the clinical use of MR-Linac according to different cancer types is presented by experienced physicians. This is a unique guide for medical physicists, RTTs, dosimetrists and physicians, as well as radiation oncologists and their teams. The MR Linac combines two technologies - a magnetic resonance imaging scanner and a linear accelerator - to precisely locate tumors, tailor the shape of radiation beams in real-time, and precisely deliver doses of radiation, even to moving tumors.
This highly innovative technology is very new, and the number of newly installed MR-Linac machines will gradually increase worldwide. However, as there is no published book as a guideline, this book will help new MR-Linac users and centers planning to have MR-Linac.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title Page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. ii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. xix 6. Preface - p. xxvii 7. Chapter 1: Rationale for the MR-linac - p. 1 8. Chapter 2: Basics of MR imaging for the radiation oncologist - p. 5 9. Chapter 3: Technical concepts of MRI-Linac (MRL) - p. 33 10. Chapter 4: Linac dosimetry in a magnetic field - p. 63 11. Chapter 5: MR safety considerations for MRI-guided radiotherapy - p. 81 12. Chapter 6: Robust online adaptive planning: Toward a uniform MR-LINAC treatment planning technique - p. 101 13. Chapter 7: Immobilization and patient positioning considerations when using MRI for radiotherapy treatment planning - p. 123 14. Chapter 8: Treatment planning and delivery workflow steps in MR-guided adaptive RT - p. 153 15. Chapter 9: QA of MR-linac - p. 169 16. Chapter 10: Changing role of radiation therapy technologists in magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy - p. 193 17. Chapter 11: Central nervous system tumors - p. 211 18. Chapter 12: Esophageal cancer - p. 237 19. Chapter 13: Lung tumors - p. 271 20. Chapter 14: Breast cancer: Role of MR-guided radiation therapy - p. 283 21. Chapter 15: MR-guided radiotherapy for liver tumors: Hepatocarcinomas, cholangiocarcinomas, and liver metastases - p. 295 22. Chapter 16: Pancreatic cancers - p. 315 23. Chapter 17: MR linac radiation therapy: A real-time personalized approach for prostate cancer - p. 341 24. Chapter 18: Online MR-guided radiotherapy in rectal cancer—Dose escalation and beyond - p. 367 25. Chapter 19: Oligometastatic disease: Adrenal, lymph nodes, bone - p. 375 26. Chapter 20: Gynecological tumors - p. 397 27. Chapter 21: Magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy in pediatric cancers - p. 447 28. Chapter 22: MR-guided SBRT for unusual tumors (cardiac, kidney, bladder) - p. 473 29. Chapter 23: Patient reported outcomes in the use of MR-guided radiotherapy - p. 483 30. Chapter 24: Use of artificial intelligence in MR-guided RT - p. 491 31. Chapter 25: Radiomics for MR-Linacs: State of the art and future directions - p. 513 32. Index - p. 521
