The final responsibility for the safe delivery of radiotherapy doses to patients lies in the hands of clinicians. Therefore, before a prototype MR-guided radiotherapy device could be approved for routine treatment, clinical calibration procedures needed to be demonstrated as effective and reliable in practice. Another prerequisite was evidence that treatment planning software would guide users to deliver correctly distributed radiation doses.

The EMPIR project Metrology for MR guided radiotherapy developed dosimetry and imaging metrology supporting safe clinical implementation and innovation in MRgRT.

A key benefit was cutting the time to create the treatment plan from days to a few minutes.

The resulting improved trust in treatment planning advanced the development and clinical acceptance of MRgRT, heralding more precise and personalised treatments, shorter treatment times and reduced cost of care for healthcare providers.

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