Helping Kansas City Treat Cancer Faster
At AdventHealth Cancer Institute Shawnee Mission, we’re pleased to soon be the first and only health care center in Kansas City to perform MRI-guided radiation therapy with the latest cancer-fighting technology, the Elekta Unity MR-Linac system. This advanced therapy allows us to see tumors as we treat them, resulting in pinpoint precision, fewer treatments and reduced side effects.
Effectively Treating a Range of Cancers
A large range of cancers — at least 40 different tumor types — can be treated with MRI-guided radiation therapy. This therapy is ideal for tumors in and around the chest or abdomen and for treating cancers located in difficult-to-visualize soft tissue.
MRI-guided radiation therapy with the MR-Linac system may be right for you if you need radiation therapy for breast, colon, esophageal, gynecologic or lung cancer.
Caring for Cancer With Advanced Technology
Created by medical manufacturer Elekta, the Unity MR-Linac system delivers MRI-guided radiation therapy targeted to the affected area. Discover how this advanced radiation results in fewer treatments, side effects and trips to our cancer institute.
- About MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy
- About the Elekta Unity MR-Linac System
- Accurate and Personalized Cancer Therapy
With MRI-guided radiation therapy, our MR-Linac system uses MRI technology to see tumors in real-time during treatment. Your doctor can see your tumor and surrounding organs, targeting your cancer more effectively as the tumor’s size, shape and location change throughout treatment.
Ultimately, MRI-guided radiation therapy means we can adapt your treatment to your body's needs at any time, delivering effective, targeted radiation with reduced side effects and fewer treatment sessions.
Elekta Unity is an MR-Linac system — made by medical manufacturer Elekta — used to deliver MRI-guided radiation therapy. The MR-Linac device enables personalized radiation therapy by combining two distinct technologies in a single platform: a state-of-the-art, high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and a next-generation Elekta linear accelerator (Linac). The radiation treatment dose delivers controlled high-energy X-rays, destroying or damaging cancer cells to stop them from growing or spreading.
This new technology addresses an unmet need in cancer therapy for the first time, empowering clinicians to confidently see and track the target during treatment and respond accordingly, personalizing therapy for each patient during every treatment.
Across the country, our AdventHealth Cancer Institute locations were among the first health care providers in their areas to offer this state-of-the-art technology.
With the Elekta Unity MR-Linac system, tumors and surrounding tissues can be accurately located, and their movement tracked, allowing care plans to be adapted while treatment is in process. Providers can respond to changes in tumor position, shape and biology immediately.
Because this system allows physicians to see what they treat in real-time, it helps our teams adjust the radiation dose based on changes in the size and location of the tumor and surrounding healthy anatomy.
With this technology, radiation therapy will be more effective and safer, which could mean fewer side effects and treatment sessions at our cancer institute.
How MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy Will Benefit You
This advanced therapy allows cancer experts and patients to see the tumor in real-time during radiation therapy. It’s a treatment system that enables personalized radiotherapy by integrating MRI to target tumors and a linear accelerator (Linac) to deliver high-dose radiation that eliminates cancer cells. Explore the incredible benefits this therapy offers for you and your treatment team.
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Shorter Treatments and Fewer Rounds
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Treating What Couldn't Be Treated Before
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Fewer Side Effects and Healthy Tissue Kept Safe
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Better Outcomes for More Patients
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A Look at the Elekta Unity MR-Linac System
Explore the advanced technology that will allow us to deliver MRI-guided radiation therapy.
Your Generosity Can Change Lives
Our AdventHealth Kansas City Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to support our new cancer institute. Community philanthropy is necessary for the institute's construction and for providing advanced cancer care like MRI-guided radiation therapy using the Elekta Unity MR-Linac system, which is not available anywhere else in the region.