Feasibility of Image Registration and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Planning With Hyperpolarized Helium-3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8242851	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2007	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusions: Statistically significant improvements to IMRT plans are possible using functional information provided by 3He-MRI that has been registered to radiotherapy planning CT.

Keywords

Hyperpolarized helium-3 MRI Image registration Non–small-cell lung cancer

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Feasibility of Image Registration and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Planning With Hyperpolarized Helium-3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Authors

Rob H. Ph.D., Chris M. M.Sc., Mark Ph.D., Neil Ph.D., Stan Ph.D., Edwin J.R. M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.R., Jim M. Ph.D., Matthew Q. M.B.Ch.B., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.R.,