Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Five hundred patients later, CyberKnife is more effective than ever

from: mycentraljersey.com

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Overlook Hospital in Summit has been a pioneer in the field.

In 2004, Overlook became the first facility in the Northeast to offer CyberKnife treatment, a noninvasive robotic radiosurgical device that treats inoperable brain tumors. In the past four years, CyberKnife has grown by leaps and bounds to include treatments for spine, lung, liver, pancreas and prostate tumors.

Five hundred patients later, CyberKnife is more effective than ever.


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The CyberKnife machine at Overlook Hospital in Summit has treated more than 500 patients since its inception in 2004.

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