ABMP MRI for Radiation Therapy case studies
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The ABMP MRI for Radiation Therapy credential is a professional certification for medical physicists who use magnetic resonance imaging in the radiotherapy workflow - from simulation and treatment planning through image guidance and verification. It signals that a physicist can operate MRI safely, understand image quality and artifacts, integrate MR data into planning and registration pipelines, and reason about how magnetic field and gradient effects interact with radiation delivery. The ABMP MRI for Radiation Therapy case studies are 5 cases and about 4,004 words.
1Susceptibility Artifact in Post-Operative Prostate Bed
A 68-year-old man with prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy, is scheduled for salvage radiotherapy. For simulation, he undergoes MRI on a 1.5 T scanner using a pelvic phased-array coil.
882 words, about 4 min2MRI Safety Screening in a Patient with a Cardiac Pacemaker
A 72-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer is referred for MRI simulation for radiation therapy to the left breast. She has a cardiac pacemaker implanted 5 years ago.
1,034 words, about 5 min3Image Registration Uncertainty in Head and Neck Cancer
A 55-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue is scheduled for definitive chemoradiotherapy. He undergoes CT simulation with a thermoplastic mask and a planning MRI on a 3 T scanner with a dedicated head and neck coil.
732 words, about 4 min4Quality Assurance Failure in MRI Simulation
A new MRI simulator is installed in a radiation oncology department. The physicist performs acceptance testing and baseline quality assurance (QA) according to AAPM Report No.
701 words, about 4 min5On-Board MRI Guidance for Prostate Radiotherapy
A 70-year-old man with localized prostate cancer is undergoing stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) on an MRI-guided linear accelerator (MR-linac). The treatment plan delivers 36.25 Gy in 5 fractions to the prostate.
655 words, about 3 min