Gentle Radiotherapy
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Region Västerbotten - CMTS, MT-FoU |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 10 384 337 |
| Project duration | December 2016 - December 2019 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Challengedriven innovation - Phase 3 Implementation |
Purpose and goal
Gentle Radiotherapy´s overall aim has been to implement a paradigm shift in Swedish radiation treatment, from traditional radiation treatment to using only MRI as a clinical imaging to be able to take a big step closer to an individualized treatment. The project has brought together Sweden´s University Hospitals, whom together with a large number of industrial actors consisting of both innovative SMEs and multinational companies, has together conducted research and development to enable clinical MR only, implemented for 4 diagnostic groups in 2019-2020.
Expected results and effects
Despite the complexity of the project, the Gentle Radiotherapy project has achieved all the project´s main goals with the final utilization of an implementation that benefits the patient as a focal point. During the process, the project has made a significant scientific contribution internationally and taken Sweden to a unique implementation which during the project also involved brand new products, a new company and more than 10 products that have been significantly further developed through the project.
Planned approach and implementation
The project has focused on establishing a strong platform for collaboration between clinics, vendors and universities, where all discussions welcomed new participants and were kept open, with transparency. Concrete milestones have been specified on the basis of a common vision, where Swedish expertise in radiation treatment and underlying technology has been gathered to perform the necessary development. Subsequently, the consortium has been reshaped in order to be able to implement a completely new process for radiotherapy based on MRI-imaging as efficiently as possible.