Illustration of the MR-linac (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center

Illustration of the MR-linac

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The inner ring is the MRI bore which performs the imaging of the patient. The outer ring is the gantry on which the linear accelerator (linac) that produces the radiation for treatment is mounted. The linac gantry can rotate completely around. In the center is the bed where the patient would lie.

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