Integrating a 1.5 T MRI scanner with a 6 MV accelerator: proof of concept

W. Raaymakers, Bas; J W Lagendijk, J; Overweg, Johan; G M Kok, J; Raaijmakers, Alexander; M. Kerkhof, Ellen; W van der Put, R; Meijsing, I; Crijns, S.P.M.; Benedosso, F.; van Vulpen, Marco; H W de Graaff, C; H. Allen, Joseph; J. Brown, Kevin

doi:10.1088/0031-9155/54/12/n01

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Integrating a 1.5 T MRI scanner with a 6 MV accelerator: proof of concept

Published in Physics in Medicine and Biology • May 19, 2009

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Bas W. Raaymakers

J J W Lagendijk

Johan Overweg

Abstract

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 Philips Achieva (Best, The Netherlands) MRI system. From the initial design onwards, modifications to both systems were aim...

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