Amanda Moreira, Winnie Li, Alejandro Berlin, Cathy Carpino-Rocca, Peter Chung, Leigh Conroy, Jennifer Dang, Laura A Dawson, Rachel M Glicksman, Ali Hosni, Harald Keller, Vickie Kong, Patricia Lindsay, Andrea Shessel, Teo Stanescu, Edward Taylor, Jeff Winter, Michael Yan, Daniel Letourneau, Michael Milosevic, Michael Velec
PURPOSE: An integrated magnetic resonance scanner and linear accelerator (MR-linac) was implemented with daily online adaptive radiation therapy (ART). This study evaluated patient-reported experiences with their overall hospital care as well as treatment in the MR-linac environment. METHODS: Patients pre-screened for MR eligibility and claustrophobia were referred to simulation on a 1.5 T MR-linac. Patient-reported experience measures were captured using two validated surveys...
March 2024: Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology