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The excellent soft-tissue contrast of magnetic resonance (MR) images, and the speed and frequency with which the patient can be imaged, allows clear visualization of the target and nearby organs at risk at multiple time points over the course of each treatment. A radiotherapy linac combined with MR imaging enables treatment plan adaptation and considering the patient’s daily anatomy, achieving a greater accuracy of dose delivery to the targets while sparing healthy tissue. This chapter describes the components of the Elekta Unity 1.5T MR-Linac system, including the introduction of MRgRT to a department, staff training, machine installation, quality assurance procedures, and MRgRT treatment workflows.

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  1. Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Jochem W. H. Wolthaus & Bram van Asselen

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Eenas A. Omari & Xinfeng Chen

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Indra J. Das

  2. Department of Advanced Radiation Oncology, Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar di Valpolicella, Verona, Italy

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  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

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Wolthaus, J.W.H., Omari, E.A., Chen, X., van Asselen, B. (2024). Elekta Unity System. In: Das, I.J., Alongi, F., Yadav, P., Mittal, B.B. (eds) A Practical Guide to MR-Linac. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48165-9_10

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