Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, and intraoperative MRI technology developer IMRIS of Winnipeg, Manitoba, will co-develop a new MR-guided radiation therapy system for use in treating a variety of cancers.
Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will develop a system that combines IMRIS' proprietary MRI technology with Varian's recently introduced TrueBeam system for MR imaging during radiation therapy treatments for cancer.
The final product will be designed to permit a high-field MRI scanner to move in and out of a radiation therapy room on demand, providing MRI guidance to confirm a tumor's location prior to treatment and again during the session as needed without moving the patient from the treatment couch or transporting the patient to and from another room.
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