MRI-Linac-Based Radiotherapy-Promising or Hype?

Mack Roach 3rd; Stella Ling; Pamela W Coleman

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2488

MRI-Linac-Based Radiotherapy-Promising or Hype?

JAMA Oncol. 2024 Oct 1;10(10):1313-1314. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2488.

Authors

Mack Roach 3rd¹, Stella Ling², Pamela W Coleman³

Affiliations

¹ Particle Therapy Research Program & Outreach, Department of Radiation Oncology, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California.
² Locums Faculty, Exeter Hospital, Exeter, New Hampshire.
³ Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC.

PMID: 39088198
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2488

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the value of magnetic resonance imaging with linear accelerator (MRI-linac) technology, given the unmet needs in its development.