Oncology
Services Offered:
- Radiotherapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radio Therapy
- Medical Oncology
- Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)
- Surgical Oncology
- Histopathology
The CyberKnife System
CyberKnife® radiosurgery is a precise, painless, non-invasive radiation treatment that can be an alternative to open surgery in certain cases. It is the world’s first and only whole body dedicated radiosurgery system.
In the past, certain pathologies – especially in the Central Nervous System were considered largely inoperable, and at best, the chances of treatment in these cases were very slim. In such cases surgery too was risky, and irradiation not possible due to the close vicinity of highly radio-vulnerable structures. CyberKnife® irradiation revolutionizes the treatment of these kind of tumours. The precision with which therapeutic X-ray can be concentrated to the right target has never been seen before.
This is because, the CyberKnife® is a non-invasive alternative to surgery. The source of the therapeutic X-ray (the Linear Accelerator) is mounted on a computer controlled robotic arm. It can aim a pencil like beam, exactly at the target, from any direction. This flexibility results in a ‘never seen before’ sub-millimeter precision with which the beams target, reach and destroy or arrest the lesion. It is successful in the treatment of cancerous and non-cancerous tumours anywhere in the body, including the prostate, lung, brain, spine, liver, pancreas and kidney.
Even more reassuring is that the procedure involves no incisions, anesthesia or overnight hospitalization.
CyberKnife® treatment minimizes the damage to surrounding tissues. This means you’ll be back on your feet after treatment, and treatment usually lasts from one to five days.
Cancer treatment is usually a long-drawn out and painful procedure. Today, the CyberKnife® at our partner Hospital makes cancer treatment more precise, faster, safer, and far more comfortable.
