[Hybrid radiotherapy machines: Evolution or revolution?]

L Ferrer; S Josset; A Moignier; G Delpon

doi:10.1016/j.canrad.2019.07.140

[Hybrid radiotherapy machines: Evolution or revolution?]

Cancer Radiother. 2019 Oct;23(6-7):761-764. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2019.07.140. Epub 2019 Aug 27.

[Article in French]

Authors

L Ferrer¹, S Josset², A Moignier², G Delpon²

Affiliations

¹ Service de physique médicale, institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest, boulevard Jacques-Monod, 44805 Saint-Herblain, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service de physique médicale, institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest, boulevard Jacques-Monod, 44805 Saint-Herblain, France.

PMID: 31471254
DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2019.07.140

Abstract

The arrival of new hybrid radiotherapy machines with MRI or PET is announced as a milestone in radiotherapy management. Based on recent literature, we will describe the contribution of each of these modalities and the technological challenges that have already been or are still to be addressed.

Keywords: Adaptatif; Adaptive; Gestion du mouvement; IRM/Linac; Movement management; Radiotherapy; Radiothérapie; TEP/Linac; Technical evolution; Évolution technique.

MeSH terms

Equipment Design*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / instrumentation*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / trends
Multimodal Imaging / methods*
Multimodal Imaging / trends
Particle Accelerators*
Positron-Emission Tomography / instrumentation*
Positron-Emission Tomography / trends
Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / instrumentation*
Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / trends