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The individual channels in an endorectal applicator for high-dose-rate endorectal brachytherapy are not visible on standard MRI sequences. The aim of this study was to test whether an ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI sequence could be used to visualize the individual channels to enable MR-only treatment planning for rectal cancer. We used a radial three-dimensional (3D) UTE pulse sequence and acquired images of phantoms and two patients with rectal cancer. We rigidly registered a UTE image and CT scan of an applicator p