This past Saturday, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin began installing Elekta’s high-field MR-guided linear accelerator (MR-linac) system at our Clinical Cancer Center. A highly specialized team used industrial construction equipment to move and position huge, but delicate components. A magnet, weighing about 5.75 tons, and a gantry, weighing about 10 tons, were gently lowered through an opening in the roof of the Clinical Cancer Center. MR-linac will be the world’s first radiation th

6.4K views · 284 reactions | The UK’s first MR Linac machine, installed at The Royal Marsden, combines both radiotherapy and an MRI scanner. It will change the way we treat cancer. The new equipment, which our supporters helped pay for, is perfect for treating cancers that are difficult to scan and target with radiotherapy. | The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity | Facebook