Patient Benefits
The benefits of CyberKnife for patients include the
following:
- Robotics continously adjust to compensate for patient
movements and breathing
- Treatment is typically outpatient and can be completed in 1
week or less
- 100% frameless
- Minimal harmful effects to surrounding critical tissues
- Complements other radiation technologies at Barrow
- May be appropriate for many patients otherwise diagnosed as
inoperable
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