ELEKTA
of radiation .
According to Shaun Seery , this machine will be the second one in Australia , and the first one in any Australian public hospital .
However , Seery believes there are even more new innovations on the horizon . One new technology he said is a high field MRI-guided radiation therapy system ( MR Linac ), which combines an imaging system with a linear accelerator to deliver therapy .
Seery said Elekta has received a
lot of interest from some institutes in Australia , but , for now there are seven sites that are a part of the research consortium .
“ It will be a huge gamechanger when it comes out in the marketplace , because you ’ ll be able to image soft tissue in real time as you treat ,” said Seery . “ It will be good not only for increasing the dose you can safely give , but also for treating areas you wouldn ’ t traditionally think to treat with radiation .”
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