Role of magnetic resonance imaging in radiation therapy planning
- International Journal of Radiology & Radiation Therapy
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Qing Xue, Sweet Ping Ng, Farshad Foroudi
Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) is essential in radiation treatment planning (RTP) since it provides information on electron density using tissue-specific attenuation coefficients, which are used to calculate the radiation dosage. It also provides lucid resolution of air-filled cavities, fat tissue and bony tissue.
Keywords
radiotherapy planning, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI sequence selection