Recommended Citation
Walker A, Metcalfe P, Liney G, Batumalai V, Dundas K, Glide-Hurst C, Delaney GP, Boxer M, Yap ML, Dowling J, Rivest-Henault D, Pogson E, and Holloway L. MRI geometric distortion: Impact on tangential whole-breast IMRT. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2016; 17(5):1-13.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2016
Publication Title
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) geometric distortions when using MRI for target delineation and planning for whole-breast, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Residual system distortions and combined systematic and patient-induced distortions are considered. This retrospective study investigated 18 patients who underwent whole-breast external beam radiotherapy, where both CT and MRIs were acquired for treatment planning. Distortion phantoms were imaged on two MRI systems, dedicated to radiotherapy planning (a wide, closed-bore 3T and an open-bore 1T). Patient scans were acquired on the 3T system. To simulate MRI-based planning, distortion maps representing residual system distortions were generated via deformable registration between phantom CT and MRIs. Patient CT images and structures were altered to match the residual system distortion measured by the phantoms on each scanner. The patient CTs were also registered to the corresponding patient MRI scans, to assess patient and residual system effects. Tangential IMRT plans were generated and optimized on each resulting CT dataset, then propagated to the original patient CT space. The resulting dose distributions were then evaluated with respect to the standard clinically acceptable DVH and visual assessment criteria. Maximum residual systematic distortion was measured to be 7.9 mm (95%
Medical Subject Headings
Breast Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Organs at Risk; Phantoms, Imaging; Radiometry; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Radiotherapy, Conformal; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
PubMed ID
28297426
Volume
17
Issue
5
First Page
7
Last Page
19
