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Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DW-MRI) of the normal bone marrow in children and effects of local and systemic cancer therapies
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-01-31)
Bone marrow, one of the largest organs in the body, is a highly proliferative tissue because of its dynamic function in providing the cellular elements of blood. In a paediatric population, the proportion of red marrow ...
4D-MRI for thoracic radiotherapy treatment planning and guidance on an MR-linac
Lung cancer currently has a poor prognosis in England and Wales with only 10% of adults surviving five years or more after diagnosis. The poor survival rate demonstrates the need to improve contemporary treatment approaches ...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided radiotherapy for prostate cancer
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2020-11-30)
Radiotherapy to the prostate involves increasingly sophisticated delivery techniques and changing fractionation schedules. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided radiotherapy allows daily adaptive replanning and can improve ...
Three-dimensional dose verification of adaptive radiotherapy at an MR-linac
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2020-04-30)
The vision of accurate real-time image-guided radiotherapy (RT) has led to the development of MR-Linacs consisting of MRI scanners integrated within RT treatment units. The safe clinical operation of these devices requires ...
Monitoring tumour response to extracellular matrix modulation with multiparametric MRI
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2022-04-30)
Primary breast tumours are characterised by a dense extracellular matrix (ECM), with accumulation of collagen and hyaluronan (HA). This stromal dense phenotype is associated with tumour progression, metastasis and poor ...
Evaluating MRI biomarkers of tumour hypoxia
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2020-12-31)
Tumour hypoxia is associated with resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and represents a major challenge in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Non-invasive imaging methods to repeatedly ...
Computational science-enabled radiological pathology for the non-invasive mapping of tumour heterogeneity in childhood neuroblastoma
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-01-31)
Neuroblastoma is a common childhood solid tumour that accounts for 15% of all cancer paediatric deaths. This thesis addresses key deficiencies in our ability to define, monitor and predict neuroblastoma heterogeneity for ...
Quantitative assessment of patient suitability for magnetic resonance-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-01-31)
Clinical assessment of a patient's suitability for magnetic resonance-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MRgHIFU) therapy currently involves subjective judgements based on available diagnostic images and prior ...
Reference dosimetry of MRI-guided radiotherapy machines
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-09-30)
A cutting-edge cancer treatment modality, that integrates MRI guidance and delivery of radiotherapy (MRIgRT), sets a new standard for personalised radiotherapy. There are, however, aspects around the accurate determination ...
Advanced magnetic resonance imaging in lung mesothelioma
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-07-31)
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has a rind-like growth pattern and may have both solid disease and pleural fluid, so it is very challenging to accurately categorize change in tumour burden using size-based tumour ...