MR Linac Radiotherapy: A New Personalized Treatment Approach

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. Presents the first book on MR Linac Radiotherapy Comprises both clinical and physical aspects of this new technology Written by leading editors and authors in the field INDICE: 1. History of development of MR-Linac 2. Basics of MR imaging for radiation oncologist - 3. MR safety for MR guided RT 4. Technical concept of current clinical MR-Linacs 5. Immobilization systems in MR guided RT 6. Use of MR-Linac as a simulator for radiotherapy department 7. Simulation workflow in MR guided RT 8. Patient reported outcomes in MR guided RT 9. Contrast use in MR guided RT 10. Treatment workflow steps in MR guided adaptive RT 11. Changing role of RTTs in MR guided RT 12. Role of MR-linac in management of brain tumors and brain metastasis 13. The role of adaptive RT in head and neck cancers and future perspective for MR guided RT 14. Use of MR-linac in peripheral and central lung tumors and metastasis 15. Current role and future perspectives in breast cancer treatment with MR-linac 16. Role of MR guided RT in management of liver tumors and metastases 17. Dose escalation in SBRT of pancreatic cancer using adaptive online RT 18. Hypofractionation and MR guided RT in management of prostate cancers 19. Use of MR-linac in management of locally recurrent prostate cancer 20. Potential role of Mr guided RT in pediatric cancers 21. Role of MR-linac in management of bone or lymph node oligometastasis 22. Future clinical use of MR-Linac. 22. Use of AI in MR-linac workflow23. Role of radiomics in MR guided RT

• ISBN: 978-0-323-91689-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 516
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés