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CyberKnife vs. Gamma Knife
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CyberKnife Information

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CyberKnife vs. Gamma Knife
What makes the difference between these two technologies? 

CyberKnife

Gamma Knife
Radiosurgery dedicated

Yes

Yes
Anatomic area treatable with precision

Entire Body

Head & Neck
Rigid head frame attached to skull required

No

Yes
Lesion size limitation

No

Yes
Capable of divided treatment to preserve adjacent tissue

Yes

No
Continuously adapts to lesion motion (e.g. breathing)

Yes

No


More Info

Ed Lane
CHESANING, MI
First CyberKnife Patient
62-year old Ed Lane of Chesaning had life saving brain surgery on a Wednesday afternoon ... and then went home and mowed his lawn.

"I'm just amazed that you can go in there and have something like that done and come home and just live your life normally," Ed says.

READ MORE ...


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