The current image-guided radiotherapy systems are suboptimal in the esophagus, pancreas,
kidney, rectum, lymph node, etc. These locations in the body are not easily accessible for …

The use of modern MRI technology in radiotherapy is fast growing. MRI is entering all facets
of radiotherapy. This review will start with a very short overview of the newest developments …

The treatment of cancer with proton radiation therapy was first suggested in 1946 followed
by the first treatments in the 1950s. As of 2020, almost 200 000 patients have been treated …

At the UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands, we have constructed a prototype MRI accelerator.
The prototype is a modified 6 MV Elekta (Crawley, UK) accelerator next to a modified 1.5 T …

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: In radiotherapy the healthy tissue involvement still poses serious
dose limitations. This results in sub-optimal tumour dose and complications. Daily image …

The integration of 1.5 T MRI functionality with a radiotherapy linear accelerator (linac) has
been pursued since 1999 by the UMC Utrecht in close collaboration with Elekta and Philips. …

Background and purpose The promise of the MR-linac is that one can visualize all anatomical
changes during the course of radiotherapy and hence adapt the treatment plan in order to …

Integrating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) functionality with a radiotherapy accelerator
can facilitate on-line, soft-tissue based, position verification. A technical feasibility study, in …

In the framework of the development of the integration of a MRI-scanner with a linear accelerator,
the influence of a lateral, magnetic field on the dose distribution has to be determined. …

… Raaijmakers AJE, Hårdemark B, Raaymakers BW, Raaijmakers CPJ and Lagendijk JJW …
Raaijmakers AJE, Raaymakers BW and Lagendijk JJW 2007c Experimental verification of …