ViewRay out of Oakwood Village, Ohio, received FDA clearance for its MRIdian Linac radiotherapy system, the first that combines a linear accelerator with an MRI to provide combined image guidance and therapy. It can allow physicians to see whether the radiation beam is properly hitting the tumor and what effect it may be having.
The system features 6 megavolt linear accelerator and 0.35 T MRI, and the two can work simultaneously thanks to the shielding that protects the linac from the magnets.
The Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis will be the first hospitals to receive the MRIdian Linac.
Here’s a ViewRay promo video presenting the MRIdian Linac:
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