New developments in MRI: System characterization, technical advances and radiotherapy applications

Lorenzo Nicola Mazzoni; Michael Bock; Ives R Levesque; David J Lurie; Giuseppe Palma

doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.09.001

New developments in MRI: System characterization, technical advances and radiotherapy applications

Phys Med. 2021 Oct:90:50-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.09.001. Epub 2021 Sep 16.

Authors

Lorenzo Nicola Mazzoni¹, Michael Bock², Ives R Levesque³, David J Lurie⁴, Giuseppe Palma⁵

Affiliations

¹ S.O.C. Fisica Sanitaria Pistoia-Prato, A.U.S.L. Toscana Centro, Pistoia, Italy.
² Dept. of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
³ Medical Physics Unit, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada.
⁴ Biomedical Physics, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
⁵ Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council (CNR), 80145 Napoli, Italy.

PMID: 34537500
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.09.001

Abstract

A Special Issue of Physica Medica - European Journal of Medical Physics, focused on some important points of contact between the world of magnetic resonance and that of medical physics, was published during 2021. This Editorial describes and comments on the content of this Focus Issue, which contains articles from leading groups invited by the Guest Editors.

Keywords: MR system characterization; MR technical advances; MRI radiotherapy applications; New developments in MRI.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Magnetic Resonance Imaging*