[Real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiation therapy]
Jossart C, Institut national d'excellence en santé et services sociaux
Record ID 32014000662
French
Authors' recommendations:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiation therapy is an oncology treatment modality that uses real-time MRI to guide the irradiation of cancerous tissues. This novel type of treatment was developed in the mid-2000s to improve the precision of radiation therapy.
The Direction québécoise de cancérologie asked the Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) to examine the advisability and efficacy of treating tumours with real-time MRI-guided radiation therapy.
A few simulation studies have examined the feasibility of this technology, but for now, none of them have looked at the efficacy of this treatment. Lastly, because of the lack of efficacy evidence for this technology, no conclusion can be drawn regarding this aspect at this time. Therefore, we cannot, at this point in time, assess the cost, cost-benefit ratio or the number of patients who might benefit from this technology.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.inesss.qc.ca/fileadmin/doc/INESSS/Rapports/Oncologie/INESSS_radioth%C3%A9rapie_guid%C3%A9e_IRM.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Radiotherapy
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institut national d'excellence en sante et en services sociaux
Contact Address:
L'Institut national d'excellence en sante et en services sociaux (INESSS) , 2021, avenue Union, bureau 10.083, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2S9;Tel: 1+514-873-2563, Fax: 1+514-873-1369
Contact Name:
demande@inesss.qc.ca
Contact Email:
demande@inesss.qc.ca
Copyright:
©Gouvernement du Québec/Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.