TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic resonance imaging-guided brachytherapy for cervical cancer
T2 - Initiating a program
AU - Owrangi, Amir M.
AU - Prisciandaro, Joann I.
AU - Soliman, Abraam
AU - Ravi, Ananth
AU - Song, William Y.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Over the past decade, the application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has increased, and there is growing evidence to suggest that improvements in accuracy of target delineation in MRI-guided brachytherapy may improve clinical outcomes in cervical cancer. To implement a high quality image guided brachytherapy program, a multidisciplinary team is required with appropriate expertise as well as an adequate patient load to ensure a sustainable program. It is imperative to know that the most important source of uncertainty in the treatment process is related to target delineation and therefore, the necessity of training and expertise as well as quality assurance should be emphasized. A short review of concepts and techniques that have been developed for implementation and/or improvement of workflow of a MRI-guided brachytherapy program are provided in this document, so that institutions can use and optimize some of them based on their resources to minimize their procedure times.
AB - Over the past decade, the application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has increased, and there is growing evidence to suggest that improvements in accuracy of target delineation in MRI-guided brachytherapy may improve clinical outcomes in cervical cancer. To implement a high quality image guided brachytherapy program, a multidisciplinary team is required with appropriate expertise as well as an adequate patient load to ensure a sustainable program. It is imperative to know that the most important source of uncertainty in the treatment process is related to target delineation and therefore, the necessity of training and expertise as well as quality assurance should be emphasized. A short review of concepts and techniques that have been developed for implementation and/or improvement of workflow of a MRI-guided brachytherapy program are provided in this document, so that institutions can use and optimize some of them based on their resources to minimize their procedure times.
KW - Brachytherapy
KW - Cervical cancer
KW - MRI-guided brachytherapy
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U2 - 10.5114/jcb.2015.55541
DO - 10.5114/jcb.2015.55541
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26622249
AN - SCOPUS:84946833106
SN - 1689-832X
VL - 7
SP - 417
EP - 422
JO - Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
JF - Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
IS - 5
ER -