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    de Muinck Keizer, D.M.; Kerkmeijer, L.G.W.; Willigenburg, T.; van Lier, A.L.H.M.W.; Hartogh, M.D. den; van der Voort van Zyp, J.R.N.; de Groot-van Breugel, E.N.; Raaymakers, B.W.; Lagendijk, J.J.W.; de Boer, J.C.J.

    Radiotherapy and oncology, October 2020, 2020-10-00, 20201001, Letnik: 151
    Journal Article

    To evaluate prostate intrafraction motion using MRI during the full course of online adaptive MR-Linac radiotherapy (RT) fractions, in preparation of MR-guided extremely hypofractionated RT. Five low and intermediate risk prostate cancer patients were treated with 20 × 3.1 Gy fractions on a 1.5T MR-Linac. Each fraction, initial MRI (Pre) scans were obtained at the start of every treatment session. Pre-treatment planning MRI contours were propagated and adapted to this Pre scan after which plan re-optimization was started in the treatment planning system followed by dose delivery. 3D Cine-MR imaging was started simultaneously with beam-on and acquired over the full beam-on period. Prostate intrafraction motion in this cine-MR was determined with a previously validated soft-tissue contrast based tracking algorithm. In addition, absolute accuracy of the method was determined using a 4D phantom. Prostate motion was completely automatically determined over the full on-couch period (approx. 45 min) with no identified mis-registrations. The translation 95% confidence intervals are within clinically applied margins of 5 mm, and plan adaption for intrafraction motion was required in only 4 out of 100 fractions. This is the first study to investigate prostate intrafraction motions during entire MR-guided RT sessions on an MR-Linac. We have shown that high quality 3D cine-MR imaging and prostate tracking during RT is feasible with beam-on. The clinically applied margins of 5 mm have proven to be sufficient for these treatments and may potentially be further reduced using intrafraction plan adaptation guided by cine-MR imaging.