Abstract #1062
Quantitative evaluation of diffusion weighted imaging techniques for radiotherapy of prostate cancer
Gary Liney 1,2 , Thahabah Mohammed Al Harthi 3 , Ewa Juresic 4 , Lynette Cassapi 4 , Lois Holloway 4 , Mark Sidhom 4 , David Manton 5 , and Peter Gibbs 6
1
Medical Physics, Ingham Institute for
Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia,
2
Physics,
University of Wollongong, Sydney, NSW, Australia,
3
Physics,
University of Sydney, NSW, Australia,
4
Cancer
Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia,
5
Radiation
Physics, East Riding, United Kingdom,
6
University
of Hull, East Riding, United Kingdom
The measurement of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)
from diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) has been linked to
tumour response following radiotherapy in prostate
cancer. For it to be used to monitor and adapt plans
during a course of treatment DWI needs to be produce
reliable measurements and distortion free images. This
work compares three DWI techniques in phantoms and
prostate volunteers in order to assess their suitability
for use as a robust clinical tool.
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