VIDEO From Medialink and Accuray: Robotic Device Is Changing the Way Cancer Patients Are Treated
Posted on: Thursday, 15 March 2007, 00:00 CDT
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A robotic device called the CyberKnife System is enabling physicians to aggressively treat tumors that were once considered inoperable. It delivers high-dose beams of radiation to tumors anywhere in the body from virtually any direction. This minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue or structures -- like the spinal cord. The system is so advanced it can follow a patient's movement to treat lung tumors that move with respiration.
(See video from Accuray at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=33140)
Two years ago, Danny Davis was diagnosed with life-threatening stage-four melanoma that spread to his lung -- and faced the threat of surgery to remove part of his lung. Today, Danny is living a normal life following his painless, non-surgical, outpatient treatment with the CyberKnife System.
NOTE: Eligibility and treatment outcome with the CyberKnife System may vary from patient to patient; consult with a medical professional.
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Video: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=33140
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