Northside Hospital Cancer Institute has begun the installation of new technology that combines MRI with radiotherapy to treat tumors and cancers, including prostate, pancreas, liver and lung.
The new radiation therapy system is unique in that it has a built-in MRI, which can capture multiple images every second. This allows specialists to track tumors and surrounding critical structures in real time and quickly compensate for any movement during treatment to more accurately and effectively target therapy.
“The system will allow us to practice personalized and precision medicine and continue to lead the way with cutting-edge technology in the metro Atlanta area,” says Dr. Ajaykumar Patel, radiation oncologist at Northside Hospital Cancer Institute.
The ViewRay MRIdian® MRI-guided radiation therapy system will be located at the radiation oncology center on the Northside Atlanta campus and will be available at the end of February 2023.
