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@ARTICLE{Elter:166497,
author = {A. Elter$^*$ and E. Hellwich$^*$ and S. Dorsch$^*$ and M.
Schäfer$^*$ and A. Runz$^*$ and S. Klüter and B. Ackermann
and S. Brons and C. P. Karger$^*$ and P. Mann$^*$},
title = {{D}evelopment of phantom materials with independently
adjustable {CT}- and {MR}-contrast at 0.35, 1.5 and 3{T}.},
journal = {Physics in medicine and biology},
volume = {66},
number = {4},
issn = {1361-6560},
address = {Bristol},
publisher = {IOP Publ.},
reportid = {DKFZ-2020-02940},
pages = {045013},
year = {2021},
note = {#EA:E040#LA:E040# / 2021 Feb 3;66(4):045013},
abstract = {Quality assurance in magnetic resonance (MR)-guided
radiotherapy (RT) lacks anthropomorphic phantoms that
represent tissue-equivalent imaging contrast in both
computed tomography (CT) and MR imaging. In this study, we
developed phantom materials with individually adjustable CT
value as well as T1- and T2-relaxation times in MR imaging
at three different magnetic field strengths. Additionally,
their experimental stopping power ratio (SPR) for carbon
ions was compared with predictions based on single- and
dual-energy CT. Ni-DTPA doped agarose gels were used for
individual adjustment of T1and T2at 0.35,1.5 and 3.0 T. The
CT value was varied by adding potassium chloride (KCl). By
multiple linear regression, equations for the determination
of agarose, Ni-DTPA and KCl concentrations for given T1,
T2and CT values were derived and employed to produce nine
specific soft tissue samples. Experimental T1, T2and CT
values of these soft tissue samples were compared with
predictions and additionally, carbon ion SPR obtained by
range measurements were compared with predictions based on
single- and dual-energy CT. The measured CT value, T1and
T2of the produced soft tissue samples agreed very well with
predictions based on the derived equations with mean
deviations of less than 3.5 $\%.$ While single-energy CT
overestimates the measured SPR of the soft tissue samples,
the dual-energy CT-based predictions showed a mean SPR
deviation of only (0.2±0.3) $\%.$ To conclude,
anthropomorphic phantom materials with independently
adjustable CT values as well as T1and T2relaxation times at
three different magnetic field strengths were developed. The
derived equations describe the material specific relaxation
times and the CT value in dependence on agarose, Ni-DTPA and
KCl concentrations as well as the chemical composition of
the materials based on given T1,T2and CT value. Dual-energy
CT allows accurate prediction of the carbon ion range in
these materials.},
keywords = {MR-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) (Other) / end-to-end tests
(Other) / magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed
tomography (CT) contrast (Other) / phantom materials (Other)
/ quality assurance (Other)},
cin = {E040 / E010},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)E040-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)E010-20160331},
pnm = {315 - Bildgebung und Radioonkologie (POF4-315)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-315},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:33333496},
doi = {10.1088/1361-6560/abd4b9},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/166497},
}