In-room imaging and MR planning

Summary

• MR-CT planning requires treatment position scans • Diagnostic MRI possible with DIR • Three main methods for sCT: tissue class, learning and atlas with some overlap Most sCT papers focus on brain with MAE ~130 HU Prostate MAE ~40 HU • Commercial solutions for prostate include: MRCAT (Phillips), MRIPlanner (Spectronic) & Siemens • Need for standardisation in approach, validation & implementation • Further clinical trials