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Robotic arm uses cruise-missile technology precisely zapping tumors
away.
Jackson, MS (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) January 13, 2005 -- Baptist Cancer Services, a division of
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., has acquired the
CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery System, the only such system
approved by the FDA for tumor treatment anywhere in the body. Treatments
will begin the week of January 24, 2005. Baptist Cancer Services will have
the only system of this kind in the four-state area of Alabama, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Louisiana.
The CyberKnife will allow physicians to
treat tumors using stereotactic technology anywhere radiation therapy is
needed, including the brain, spine, lung, pancreas and other areas – even
some that have been deemed inoperable. In addition, this technology can be
used to treat other disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia and
arteriovenous malformation.
Baptist Radiation Oncologist Richard
Friedman, M.D. said, “This 21st century technology gives physicians one
more tool to fight cancer and other diseases in an effective, safe, and
painless manner. There is no other system that can do what the CyberKnife
can do, making Baptist one of a handful of sites in The United States
where this exciting advance in medicine can be offered to our
patients.”
The CyberKnife delivers radiation with precision so
great it could split the point of a pin and treats tumors anywhere in the
body without damaging surrounding tissue. It combines a compact,
lightweight linear accelerator mounted on a robotic arm, with image guided
technology that tracks tumor location—in real time—without requiring the
patient to wear a head frame. The system acquires new images and transmits
any position corrections to the robotic arm before delivering each new
dose. It is the only system that monitors and tracks patient position
continually during treatment. No major surgery is required. Following
treatment, the patient goes home, with no need for recovery
time.
"Having the CyberKnife at Baptist gives us the most advanced
treatment system for radiosurgically treatable conditions of the entire
nervous system and spine,” said Baptist Neurosurgeon Moses Jones, M.D.
For more information visit www.mbhs.org or call the Baptist Health Line at
1-800-948-6262 or 601-948-6262.
Baptist Cancer Services is the
first and only organization in the United States to achieved
Disease-Specific Care Certification from the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) for an entire cancer
program.
Contact:
Robby Channell
601-974-6289
e-mail
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