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IPEM topical report: guidance on the use of MRI for external beam radiotherapy treatment planning*

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PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
卷 66, 期 5, 页码 -

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IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abdc30

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MRI; radiotherapy treatment planning; guidelines

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  1. IPEM
  2. Sir John Fisher Foundation
  3. Cancer Research UK Centres Network Accelerator Award [A21993]
  4. NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
  5. Cancer Research UK [C147/A18083, C147/A25254]

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This document provides guidance for establishing and using an MRI-guided radiotherapy treatment planning service, based on the experience of institutions represented in the IPEM working group. It focuses on the use of MRI for external beam RT treatment planning within a CT-based workflow, and provides practical advice on training, patient set-up, MRI sequence optimization, and commissioning and QA for MR scanners. Not covered in this document are other uses of MRI for RT, such as treatment response assessment and MRI-only RT.
This document gives guidance for multidisciplinary teams within institutions setting up and using an MRI-guided radiotherapy (RT) treatment planning service. It has been written by a multidisciplinary working group from the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). Guidance has come from the experience of the institutions represented in the IPEM working group, in consultation with other institutions, and where appropriate references are given for any relevant legislation, other guidance documentation and information in the literature. Guidance is only given for MRI acquired for external beam RT treatment planning in a CT-based workflow, i.e. when MRI is acquired and registered to CT with the purpose of aiding delineation of target or organ at risk volumes. MRI use for treatment response assessment, MRI-only RT and other RT treatment types such as brachytherapy and gamma radiosurgery are not considered within the scope of this document. The aim was to produce guidance that will be useful for institutions who are setting up and using a dedicated MR scanner for RT (referred to as an MR-sim) and those who will have limited time on an MR scanner potentially managed outside of the RT department, often by radiology. Although not specifically covered in this document, there is an increase in the use of hybrid MRI-linac systems worldwide and brief comments are included to highlight any crossover with the early implementation of this technology. In this document, advice is given on introducing a RT workload onto a non-RT-dedicated MR scanner, as well as planning for installation of an MR scanner dedicated for RT. Next, practical guidance is given on the following, in the context of RT planning: training and education for all staff working in and around an MR scanner; RT patient set-up on an MR scanner; MRI sequence optimisation for RT purposes; commissioning and quality assurance (QA) to be performed on an MR scanner; and MRI to CT registration, including commissioning and QA.

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