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What are the advantages to CyberKnife?
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Treatment with CyberKnife(r) results in potentially fewer complications than invasive surgery. This often allows patients to have a better quality of life during and after treatment.

The CyberKnife system:

  • Treats hard-to-reach tumors, many that may have been diagnosed as inoperable.
     
  • Minimizes exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.
     
  • Continually checks and compensates for any movement you make during treatments, ensuring accuracy.
     
  • Requires no metal head frame or skull pins.
     
  • Achieves surgical-like outcomes, non-invasively.
     
  • Requires no recovery time. Most treatments are done on an outpatient basis.
     
  • Reduces pain.
     
  • Requires only mild sedation.