Elekta Unity MR-Linac

Mike began treatment with the Davis Cancer Center’s Elekta Unity MR-Linac, one of fewer than 50 machines in clinical use worldwide.

At the University of Florida’s Department of Radiation Oncology, medical physics residents will gain hands-on experience across a broad spectrum of advanced radiation therapy technologies and modalities. The program is structured to provide competence in treatment planning, machine commissioning and QA, workflow integration, adaptive techniques, and…

This year, approximately 64,050 people were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the US, and of these, 4,800 were Florida residents. Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, responsible for 3% of all cancer deaths in the U.S. In addition, a study published…

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, and in 1999, efforts by The Prevent Cancer Foundation® led to the designation March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In a UF Health MedEd Cast,  Radiation Oncology Assistant Professor…

A main component of a groundbreaking cancer treatment system was delivered this weekend to UF Health’s Department of Radiation Oncology.  The gantry and magnet, or MRI unit, for the Elekta Unity MR-Linac, which weighs approximately 5.75 tons, was transported by truck and carefully lowered by crane into the…

CT images have been the gold standard for radiation treatment planning for more than 20 years. CT has superior spatial resolution and accuracy and provides necessary anatomic information needed for radiation therapy planning and delivery. However, modern radiation therapy relies more and more on other image modalities in order…

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the UF Health Shands Hospital provides a full range of radiation treatment services for almost all kinds of tumors at almost all body sites. We employ state-of-the-art technologies in order to achieve best possible treatment outcomes. Our…