More accurate tumour treatment thanks to superconductive ASG Superconductors technology

With the prototype presented today in Germany at Oncoray - the National Centre for Radiation Research in Oncology, it will in fact be possible, for the first time in the world, to study the extent to which the accuracy of proton therapy can be improved with the guidance of real-time MRI for the whole body. Head of the research group 'Experimental MR-integrated Proton Therapy' Prof. Aswin Hoffmann, with whom ASG engineers have been collaborating on the development of the new system over the years, said: "With this new prototype of integrated whole-body MRI, it is possible to visualise moving tumours with high-contrast images in real time. The goal of our work is to develop a technique to irradiate moving tumours only when they are in the right position to be hit by the proton beam. The MRI device, which can be rotated around the patient, offers the possibility of using innovative types of positioning of the patient to be treated with proton therapy in both recumbent and upright…

With the prototype presented today in Germany at Oncoray - the National Centre for Radiation Research in Oncology, it will in fact be possible, for the first time in the world, to study the extent to which the accuracy of proton therapy can be improved with the guidance of real-time MRI for the whole body. Head of the research group 'Experimental MR-integrated Proton Therapy' Prof. Aswin Hoffmann, with whom ASG engineers have been collaborating on the development of the new system over the years, said: "With this new prototype of integrated whole-body MRI, it is possible to visualise moving tumours with high-contrast images in real time. The goal of our work is to develop a technique to irradiate moving tumours only when they are in the right position to be hit by the proton beam. The MRI device, which can be rotated around the patient, offers the possibility of using innovative types of positioning of the patient to be treated with proton therapy in both recumbent and upright positions".

The prototype, based on the ASG technology already used for the MROpenEVO system, the only MRI in the world with a completely open design and MgB2 cryogen-free superconductive technology, will be used to demonstrate through scientific studies the added value of this new treatment modality for tumours in the chest, abdomen and pelvis. The development and installation as well as commissioning were made possible thanks to the close collaboration with international technological and industrial partners such as ASG Superconductors, which, besides being the manufacturer of the MRI device used as a base, holds historical expertise in the development, design and manufacture of superconducting MRI magnets from 0.5T up to Ultra High Field 11.7T, while the company MagnetTx Oncology Solutions, Edmonton/Canada, designed the rotating technology part.

Marco Nassi, CEO – ASG Superconductors declared "It is very challenging to contribute to such an innovative technical and scientific project in the proton therapy sector in close collaboration with highly prestigious hospitals, partners, and universities. We are, even more so, very proud that our technologies and skills in terms of MgB2 superconducting material, magnets and MRI systems can provide a substantial contribution in making tumour treatments more effective in the near future".

For more information on ASG Superconductors

www.asgsuperconductors.com  

For more information on the MgB2 open MRI technology

www.mropenevo.com

For more information on the scientific project

https://www.oncoray.de/ 

 

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