Magnetic Resonance Image Guided Radiotherapy (MRIgRT)

Magnetic Resonance Image Guided Radiotherapy (MRIgRT) is organized by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and will be held from Oct 21 - 22, 2019 at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, Sutton, England, United Kingdom. The target audience for this medical event is all professionals involved in MR for radiotherapy, including radiographers, physicists and clinicians. 

Course outline:
An opportunity to broaden your understanding of the capabilities and potential of MRI guidance in radiotherapy planning and treatment verification. We invite you to join us to hear from leading practitioners in the field, develop skills and share knowledge with other professionals involved in MRI in radiotherapy. 

This two day course aims to improve understanding of MRIgRT, focusing on the knowledge and skills required to support current and future needs in radiotherapy.

The development of MRI in radiotherapy planning involves close communication with radiology and radiotherapy professionals. 

Course overview
• The course will include taught and practical workshops to: 
• Improve understanding of the basic principles of MRI
• Build foundation skills to support the increase in demand for MRI simulation
• Develop practical skills 
• Learn about current clinical pathways and the latest research developments 

The practical demonstrations will include: 
• MR simulation, image acquisition and interpretation, RT set up and safety. 
• Sequence and parameter manipulation 
• Adaptive workflow on the MR Linac 

Provisional lecture list: 
• The clinical need for MR in radiotherapy
• Image contrast, Resolution and Factors affecting signal-to-noise
• MR Simulation
• MR planning workflow
• MR-CT fusion planning
• Image fusion and dosimetry
• Safety considerations
• Regional MR in RT – Pelvis,
• Regional MR in RT, Abdomen (liver and pancreas)
• Regional MR in RT, Breast
• Managing motion (4D)
• MR in Brachytherapy
• MR Linac QA
• Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) principles and applications
• Functional imaging