Turkish hospital launches MR-guided radiotherapy program with Elekta Unity MR-Linac
Clinicians at Başkent University Ankara Hospital begin first patient treatmentANKARA, Turkey, July 24, 2020 – On July 6, a 68-year-old man with prostate cancer became Turkey’s first patient to receive radiation therapy delivered by Başkent University Ankara Hospital’s Elekta Unity MR-Linac. The patient – a rectal cancer survivor – had five stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) sessions, each just 35 minutes long. According to Prof. Cem Onal, MD, Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Başkent University, Elekta Unity provided exquisite visualization of internal organs and the disease