“The Elekta Unity MR-linac, a high-field (1.5 Tesla) MR-guided linear accelerator, is the world’s first radiation therapy technology to combine an MRI scanner with a linear accelerator in a single system. Previously, experts thought it would be nearly impossible to combine MRI and linear accelerator devices, because the powerful MRI magnets could interfere with radiation beams. The Unity MR-linac was developed by Elekta and its MRI technology partner Philips.”
STAGES IN THE DEVELOMENT OF MR-LINAC:
“In March 2007, UMC Utrecht started to prepare one of our treatment rooms for the MRL prototype.”
“In late 2018, the Elekta Unity MR-linac received FDA clearance to treat patients in the U.S. Physicians and researchers at Froedtert Hospital.”
PIONEERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MR-LINAC:
REFERENCES:
https://www.froedtert.com/mrlinac
https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=occ-radonc-cancer-mr-linac
https://www.froedtert.com/mrlinac
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12516