Reproducibility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in head and neck cancer assessed on a 1.5 T MR-Linac and comparison to parallel measurements on a 3 T diagnostic scanner

Hybrid MR-Linacs (MRLs), which combine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a linear accelerator, were clinically introduced in recent years [1 –4]. This innovative radiotherapy (RT) technology enables the acquisition of anatomical MRI before and during RT for daily online treatment adaptation, with the potential to reduce doses to organs at risk (OAR) [5–7]. Furthermore, MRLs not only allow for the acquisition of longitudinal anatomica l but also functional MRI during the course of RT [8,9].

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - December 6, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Jonas Habrich, Simon Boeke, Victor Fritz, Elisa Koerner, Konstantin Nikolaou, Fritz Schick, Cihan Gani, Daniel Zips, Daniela Thorwarth Tags: Original Article Source Type: research