Can Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Only Replace MRI–Computed Tomography Planning With a Titanium Applicator for Cervical Brachytherapy?

Chinsky, Bonnie; Diak, A.M.; Small, William; Roeske, John C.; Harkenrider, Matthew M.

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.559

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“…We compared the resulting plans with the patients’ MRI/CT-based plans. We found no clinically meaningful differences in doses to the HR-CTV or OAR with addition of MRI/CT-based plans, so we have since performed MRI-only planning [ 51 ].…”

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How one institution overcame the challenges to start an MRI-based brachytherapy program for cervical cancer

Harkenrider¹,

Shea²,

Wood³

et al. 2017

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PurposeAdaptive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based brachytherapy results in improved local control and decreased high-grade toxicities compared to historical controls. Incorporating MRI into the workflow of a department can be a major challenge when initiating an MRI-based brachytherapy program. This project aims to describe the goals, challenges, and solutions when initiating an MRI-based cervical cancer brachytherapy program at our institution.Material and methodsWe describe the 6-month multi-disciplinary planning phase to initiate an MRI-based brachytherapy program. We describe the specific challenges that were encountered prior to treating our first patient.ResultsWe describe the solutions that were realized and executed to solve the challenges that we faced to establish our MRI-based brachytherapy program. We emphasize detailed coordination of care, planning, and communication to make the workflow feasible. We detail the imaging and radiation physics solutions to safely deliver MRI-based brachytherapy. The focus of these efforts is always on the delivery of optimal, state of the art patient care and treatment delivery within the context of our available institutional resources.ConclusionsPrevious publications have supported a transition to MRI-based brachytherapy, and this can be safely and efficiently accomplished as described in this manuscript.

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