Mississippi Baptist Acquires CyberKnife® for “Knifeless” Surgery Anywhere in the Body For Treating Tumors, the Only One of its Kind in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi
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
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