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TH‐F‐202‐03: Advances in MRI for Radiation Therapy
Author(s) -
Cai J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.4958281
Subject(s) - medical physics , radiation therapy , medical physicist , medicine , medical imaging , image guided radiation therapy , radiation treatment planning , radiation therapist , computer science , radiology
MRI has excellent soft tissue contrast and can provide both anatomical and physiological information. It is becoming increasingly important in radiation therapy for treatment planning, image‐guided radiation therapy, and treatment assessment. It is critically important at this time point to educate and update our medical physicists about MRI to prepare for the upcoming surge of MRI applications in radiation therapy. This session will review important basics of MR physics, pulse sequence designs, and current radiotherapy application, as well as showcase exciting new developments in MRI that can be potentially useful in radiation therapy. Learning Objectives: 1. To learn basics of MR physics and understand the differences between various pulse sequences 2. To review current applications of MRI in radiation therapy.To discuss recent MRI advances for future MRI guided radiation therapyPartly supported by NIH (1R21CA165384).; W. Miller, Research supported in part by Siemens Healthcare; G. Li, My clinical research is in part supported by NIH U54CA137788. I have a collaborative research project with Philips Healthcare.; J. Cai, jing cai