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 What is CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery?  What is CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery?
 CyberKnife for Physicians  CyberKnife for Physicians
 Advantages to CyberKnife  Advantages to CyberKnife
 Contact Cyberknife  Contact Cyberknife
 CyberKnife Resources  CyberKnife Resources
 CyberKnife Treatment Process  CyberKnife Treatment Process
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about CyberKnife  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about CyberKnife
 Our CyberKnife Team  Our CyberKnife Team
 CyberKnife Suite Tour  CyberKnife Suite Tour
 Cyber Stories  Cyber Stories
 Request free patient information guide  Request free patient information guide



CyberKnife Center

CyberKnife In The News
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KGW TV  (3 min)
KATU TV (1:16 min)
Dr. Hoffelt on the radio
Dr. Karmy-Jones on the radio

Cyber Stories
Some of Southwest's CyberKnife patients describe their experience.

Video: How does the Cyberknife work? (4:06 min.)
QuickTime format (7.6 MB)
Windows format (24 MB)

Article: Gamma Knife vs. CyberKnife, From Research to Practice,by S. Christopher Hoffelt, M.D., from Oncology Issues (PDF)

Contact us: 360.514.2927

Tumor. It's a frightening word, especially when it's used to describe your health, or the health of someone you care about. It can be even more frightening if the tumor is difficult to treat.

What is the CyberKnife System?
The CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System is a non-invasive alternative to surgery for the treatment of both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body.   The treatment - which delivers beams of high dose radiation to tumors with extreme accuracy - offers new hope to patients.  

Cyberknife provides a pain-free, non-surgical option for patients who have inoperable or surgically complex tumors, or who may be looking for an alternative to surgery.

What areas of the body can CyberKnife treat?
CyberKnife can treat tumors or lesions at any body site, including the skull base, brain, spine, lung, liver, pancreas, prostate, bladder, kidney, cervix and uterus.

What are CyberKnife treatments like?
CyberKnife treatments are not invasive, with no incisions or blood loss. Most patients are treated in one to five treatments, each lasting 45 to 90 minutes per tumor.  Most patients go home the same day with minimal to no side effects. Learn more about the treatment process or request a free patient information guide.





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