Magnetic Resonance-Guided Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers.

2022-10-31

Lavigne, Danny

Ng, Sweet Ping

O'Sullivan, Brian

Nguyen-Tan, Phuc Felix

Filion, Edith

Létourneau-Guillon, Laurent

Fuller, Clifton D

Bahig, Houda

MR-Linac

head and neck cancer

magnetic resonance imaging

magnetic resonance-guided radiation therapy

radiation therapy

Journal Article

0000-0002-4459-9196

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0000-0001-8887-843X

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10.3390/curroncol29110655

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.

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Current Oncology (Toronto, Ont.) 2022; 29(11)

Current Oncology (Toronto, Ont.)

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