ViewRays MRI-guided radiotherapy gains 510(k) approval

The FDA has granted ViewRay’s MRI-guided radiation therapy system 510(k) clearance for non-human research, bringing the system a step closer to the company’s anticipated clinical application.

The ViewRay system was designed to provide continuous soft-tissue imaging during radiation therapy using MRI, which would provide physicians with radiation dose localization, the company said. ViewRay develops radiation therapy technology and is based in Cleveland.

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