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First CyberKnife System to be Installed in Canada
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Good news for our friends to the North...Accuray Incorporated announced that Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM) has purchased a CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System for installation at Hopital Notre-Dame du CHUM, in Montreal, Canada.
The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the world's only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body non- invasively. Using continual image guidance technology and computer controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time throughout the treatment. This enables the CyberKnife System to deliver high-dose radiation with pinpoint precision, which minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue and eliminates the need for invasive head or body stabilization frames. CHUM, one of the largest radiation oncology centers in Canada, will utilize the CyberKnife System to treat both intracranial and extracranial tumors including those in the lung, spine and prostate.
Source: Accuracy
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Posted by: Agitator!!, June 27, 2008, 2:44 pm
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