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MRI for radiation therapyThe key to personalized RT

With the power and versatility of MR imaging, you can revolutionize and individualize radiation therapy workflows at every step along the care pathway.

Our MR imaging systems boost your imaging capabilities through soft-tissue contrast that reveals new insights, detailed functional information, and time-resolved imaging for moving organs. 

An imaging workflow involving MR imaging helps you achieve greater precision than ever before, and it opens the door for adaptive radiotherapy and personalized workflows from simulation to treatment to follow-up. 

If your vision is to enable tailored treatment regardless of individual complexities, then our MR imaging systems are the key.

Customer voices

MR imaging helps radiation oncologists and medical physicists tailor radiation therapy to their patients’ individual anatomy. 
Learn more about the experiences of our customers in the video below.

Erlangen, Germany

Video courtesy of Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Strahlenklinik, Germany

“Dedicated MR imaging for radiotherapy treatment planning is important to minimize distortions and to acquire sequences that are optimized for radiotherapy treatment planning.”1,2 

Dr. Florian Putz, Senior Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology

Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Radiation Therapy

Visit us at ASTRO 2023 in San Diego 

Learn more about MRI for radiation therapy 

Visit us at booth 1617

Products

Solutions for RT workflows

MR-based Synthetic CT

MR-based Synthetic CT3

AI-powered algorithm for pelvis and brain, enabling a straightforward MR-only workflow for RT treatment planning.

Education & training

MRI in RT – workflow booklet

RT workflow booklet

For a bridge between theory and practice, check out our RT workflow booklet. It provides a series of study protocols and practical tips and tricks for experts and novices alike.

Training videos 

Ready for a deep dive into the benefits of MR imaging for radiation therapy? The following video series provides detailed information about the power MRI can bring to RT– as well as the physics behind it.

Why MRI in RT? – The clinical motivation 

Discover the benefits of MRI for radiation therapy.

What is MRI and how does it work? – Part 1 

Learn about the basic principles of an MR imaging signal and the different ways it is acquired.

What is MRI and how does it work? – Part 2 

Take a closer look at how the different contrasts can be obtained, and how the MR image is generated from the Free Induction Decay signals.

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Live training course in Erlangen

We are happy to offer you the opportunity for both theoretical learning as well as hands-on training to build a good understanding of MR imaging and its application in radiation therapy planning. Our three-day interactive training course at the Imaging Science Institute (ISI) is led by experts of the University Hospital Erlangen, conducted in English, and caters to the interests of radiotherapists, medical physicists, and RT technologists. (Note: This course is not available for U.S. customers.)

„Well-structured course with good balance between theory and practice. It boosted my interest in this challenging field.” 

Sara Alonso Arrizabalaga, Medical Physicist 
Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland

Next training dates:
March & October 2024
(The next edition in October 2023 is already fully booked, but if interested you can still sign up for the waitlist.)

1
The statements by Siemens Healthineers’ customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.
2
Dr. Florian Putz is employed by an institution that receives financial support from Siemens Healthineers for collaborations.
3
MR-based Synthetic CT (AI algorithm) is an optional feature available in syngo.via RT Image Suite starting from software version VB60.