Medical physics challenges in clinical MR-guided radiotherapy

MR-guidance – a clinical study to evaluate a shuttle- based MR-linac connection to provide MR-guided radiotherapy

BACKGROUND The purpose of this clinical study is to investigate the clinical feasibility and safety of a shuttle-based MR-linac connection to provide MR-guided radiotherapy. METHODS/DESIGN A total of 40 patients with an indication for a neoadjuvant, adjuvant or definitive radiation treatment will be recruited including tumors of the head and neck region, thorax, upper gastrointestinal tract a...

Are in‐house diagnostic MR physicists necessary for clinical implementation of MRI guided radiotherapy?

In the most recent years, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has showed promising values in MR-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) for both brachytherapy and external beam treatments, Thanks to its distinct imaging ability for soft tissue contrast and target identification. However, MRI technology has not been mostly included as part of the required curriculum for a therapy track medical physicist. Lack ...

MR guidance in radiotherapy.

AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 2.a: Commissioning and quality assurance of X‐ray‐based image‐guided radiotherapy systems

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a nonprofit professional society whose primary purposes are to advance the science, education, and professional practice of medical physics. The AAPM has more than 8,000 members and is the principal organization of medical physicists in the United States. The AAPM will periodically define new practice guidelines for medical physics pr...

The next decade for clinical medical physics

This issue's editorial is an invited commentary authored by Per H. Halvorsen.* It discusses an essential question for clinically practicing medical physicists: How are external factors likely to change the way we practice our profession in the next decade? The topic is both timely and essential, as the AAPM is actively engaged in developing guidance on many related aspects. This editorial sets ...