CyberKnife Center

Winthrop-University Hospital is among a select group of medical institutions in the country currently offering breakthrough CyberKnife treatment. With cruise-missile-guidance technology and ultra-flexible robotics, CyberKnife delivers precisely targeted radiation that is capable of reaching small, deeply-imbedded, complex masses while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. A non-invasive procedure, CyberKnife can be prescribed as a first-line treatment, or for tumors that have received maximum radiation. It also is a bloodless option for tumors considered inoperable or unreachable by conventional surgery or other stereotactic radiosurgery. The Center's multidisciplinary team consists of surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiation and medical oncologists, radiation therapists, physicists, diagnostic radiologists, technicians, nurses and other specialists. Together, they develop and implement a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to each individual's needs.