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Hospital of Saint Raphael
1450 Chapel Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
(203) 789-3000
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth

Cyberknife Center

At Saint Raphael's, tumors have nowhere to hide.

CyberKnife® Radiosurgery is a revolutionary system that destroys tumors with pinpoint accuracy anywhere in the body, even those previously considered inoperable. In the region, this cancer-fighting technology is only available at the Hospital of Saint Raphael.

Thousands of patients have been successfully treated with CyberKnife for tumors of the brain, spine, neck, lung, liver, prostate and pancreas among others.

Because CyberKnife is noninvasive, it has far fewer risks and complications than traditional surgery. Benefits of CyberKnife treatment include:

No pain
No incisions
Bloodless procedure
No anesthesia required
No recovery time
Outpatient procedure
Immediate return to normal activity
Improved comfort - no invasive head or body frame
Accurately tracks tumors that move with breathing
No implanted markers
Targets multiple locations during a single session
Treatment in one to five sessions

CyberKnife radiosurgery is a noninvasive radiation treatment that can be an alternative to traditional surgery in many cases. It uses image-guided robotics to destroy tumors with precisely directed beams of radiation.

With CyberKnife, multiple radiation beams enter the body from different targeting positions and angles, and intersect within the tumor or lesion. This focused radiation is high enough to destroy the cancer cells or stop the active growth of tissue, while minimizing damage to the surrounding healthy tissue and nearby critical structures.

The CyberKnife targeting system offers improved tumor control with few side effects and fewer treatments. While conventional radiation therapy may require as many as 30 to 45 sessions, CyberKnife needs just one to five sessions (one to two hours each) to do its work.

For more information, contact the CyberKnife Center of the Hospital of Saint Raphael at 203.789-6639.

This page was last updated on 4/23/08