Group: Task Group No. 284 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Simulation in Radiotherapy: Considerations for Clinical Implementation, Optimization, and Quality Assurance

Charge:

1. Define the requirements of an MR simulator including considerations for equipment selection, facility design and siting, and personnel and their roles;
2. Describe general, patient-specific, and device MR safety considerations;
3. Provide recommendations on RT-specific MR clinical workflows and acquisition protocols, including approaches for distortion and motion management;
4. Outline recommended acceptance, commissioning and periodic QA for MR simulators (with emphasis on RT-specific QA tasks) following TG-100 principles, including defining the personnel effort required.

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