Image-guided radiotherapy developer ViewRay has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Japanese general trading company Itochu to sell ViewRay's MRI-guided radiation therapy system.
The MRIdian system is unique in that it images and treats cancer patients simultaneously, ViewRay said. Interest in MRI-guided radiation therapy is growing in Japan following the conclusion of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology (JASTRO) 2014 meeting, where Dr. Michael Steinberg, former president of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), spoke about the advanced capabilities of the technology.
