CyberKnife, which has been developed by the Oklahoma CyberKnife center, aims to treat patients with tumors with the help of concentrated beams of radiation. It reduces the radiation requirements to just 5 treatments whereas the conventional treatment needed 45 radiation treatments. The treatment with the CyberKnife is less invasive and more affordable. The CyberKnife consists of a robotic arm that which beams out radiation while the patient lies down with the face covered and body immobilized. This could be a major step in bringing non-invasive techniques to mainstream medicine and also make them affordable and available to needy patients. The CyberKnife costs about $4 million.
Via: Journal Record
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A confusing brand name for a non-invasive instrument. A knife is a knife is a slicer. :)