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Publication Date

10-31-2022

Journal

Current Oncology

Abstract

Despite the significant evolution of radiation therapy (RT) techniques in recent years, many patients with head and neck cancer still experience significant toxicities during and after treatments. The increased soft tissue contrast and functional sequences of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are particularly attractive in head and neck cancer and have led to the increasing development of magnetic resonance-guided RT (MRgRT). This approach refers to the inclusion of the additional information acquired from a diagnostic or planning MRI in radiation treatment planning, and now extends to online high-quality daily imaging generated by the recently developed MR-Linac. MRgRT holds numerous potentials, including enhanced baseline and planning evaluations, anatomical and functional treatment adaptation, potential for hypofractionation, and multiparametric assessment of response. This article offers a structured review of the current literature on these established and upcoming roles of MRI for patients with head and neck cancer undergoing RT.

Keywords

Humans, Radiotherapy, Image-Guided, Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, radiation therapy, head and neck cancer, magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance-guided radiation therapy, MR-Linac

DOI

10.3390/curroncol29110655

PMID

36354715

PMCID

PMC9689607

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

10-31-2022

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Published Open-Access

yes

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